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SECTION FO THE PITTSBURGH SUNDAY POST, APRIL 8, 1923. TOPICS FOR HOME AND FAR. TIMELY TOWN AND COUNTRY Do You Know How to Use Sweet1 Potatoes-Candied, as Pie, Dessert, In Cakes, Biscuits and Muffins? home mm Danes Eat Vast Quantities Of American Honey; Paris Eats More Meat Than Before the War production will be of grades not suitable for shipping, and should, therefore, be deducted from the exportable amount. into cakes or balls, or mixed with egg for croquettes and fried. Part of the flour in the batter or dough for some baked foods may be replaced by mashed sweet potatoes, as is shown by the following recipes: Sweet Potato Bread.

(One Loaf.) One cup mashed sweet potatoes, one teaspoon salt, one-half tablespoon sugar, one-half tablespoon shortening desired, four tablespoons lukewarm bread crumbs. When mixed shape into croquettes, roll in crumbs and fry! In deep fat. Sweet Potato Cake, Two-thirds cup fat, one-fourth tea-spoonful salt, one cup granulated sugar, one cup brown sugar, one cup hot mashed sweet potato, two cups flour, -one-half cup sweet milk, one teaspoon vanilla, two eggs, three teaspoons baking powder, six tablespoons ooooa (or two squares melted chocolate), ons teaspoon each cloves, cinnamon, all spice, one cup chopped nut meats (pe barrels of grapes exported from Al-merla in the 192 season was 1,536,264, as compared with 1,063,647 barrels in 1921. Considering the season as a whele. the growers have been favored with good weather, and losses of fruit from disease have been negligible, says Consul E.

L. Silver in a report to the department of commerce. Seville's Olive Crop. Official statistics of the olive crop of the Seville district will not be available until too late to be useful, but unofficial estimates forwarded to the commerce department by Consul William P. Bur- 3 If a Gardener, Too many gardeners still follow the practice of buying and sowing radish, sweet corn or aster seed.

Instead of buying, sowing and enjoying the delight of harvesting golden bantam corn, scarlet globe radishes and American Beauty or ostrich feather asters. In other words, they stopped learning when they knew how to sow and cultivate a crop and remain content in complete ignorance of the finer points of the gardening game. There is some excuse for a man settling down to be a dub golfer, for it is often hopeless to beat 100. But there is no reason except lazy-mlndedness for remaining a dub gardener. The business of producing and marketing garden seeds is not what it used to beCatalogues no longer depict watermelons that fill a hay-rack and beans six feet long.

Our memories of such things are childhood recollections. Nowadays a seedsman prides himself on picturing accurately the characteristics of the vegetables and flowers his seeds will grow, and the more exact his descriptions are the more he is pleased. Names have been standardized to a large extent and with every class of vegetable certain well-fixed varieties, having definite and distinctive merits, have become known throughout the country each for a certain purpose. To become familiar with these is no harder than reading a treatise on golf and the knowledge one acquires is far more valuable and far rarer. A gardener who knows all about the various standard dett indicate that the crop will approximate 3.2SO.00O gallons (205,000 fanegas).

consisting of 1.6S0.000 gallons of queens and 1,600.000 gallons of mansanillas. That part of the Seville olive crop available for curing has turned out to be much smaller than was anticipated. As compared with the 1921 crop of 5.600,000 gallons, and the 1920 crop of 9,600,000 gallons, the 1922 production shows a decrease of 41 per cent from 1921 and of 66 per cent from 1920. The carry-over from the Seville crop of 1921 Is approximately 375.000 gallons, mostly culls, seconds and other grades unfit for shipment. It Is customary to as sume that 25 per cent of the total olive Expect New to the to The Fault of Overcrowding.

Will Rid Illinois Of B. in Cattle water (more if necessary)i 24 cups or more sifted flour, one-sixth to one-half cake (dry or compressed) or two four tablespoons liquid yeast. Use leftover boiled or baked potatoes, or boil potatoes in their skins until tender. Peel and mash the potatoes or put them through a colander or rlcer to free them from lumps. If cold left over potatoes are used, put them Into boiling water for a few 'minutes In order to facilitate mashing or riclng.

When liquid yeast is used it must be included in the total liquid. Short process To one cup of cool ntaslied potato add one teaspoon salt, one-half tablebpoon sugar, the shorten ing (if used) and one-half cake compressed yeast mixed with four table spoons lukewarm water or four tablespoons liquid yeast. Mix with this one- half to one cup sifted nour, stirring until thoroughly blended. Cover ana allow to rise u.uil toft and light (about two hours.) Knead In enough more flour to make a dough somewhat stiffer tiian for whits bread. If the potatoes are ratiitt oxy or mealy a little addi tional water may be required.

Kneaa until smoota and elastic. Cover and rise aaaln until vory light (about one hour.) Then knead down, mold and finish ai usual. Allow to rise in the pan until two and a half to three times the" original bulk. Hake siowiy in moderate oven about one hour. Popular Sweet Potato Recipes From Texas Tnc first three of the following recipes are supplied by the Texas Agricultural and Mccnanlcal College, and the fourth is anotfer popular sweet potato recipe fronj Texas: Sweet Potato Custard Meringue Pie.

Line a tin with pastry. Pill with the following mixture. One-half to two cups mashed sweet potato, one cup sweet milk, two sggs. two tablespoons butter, one-half cup sugar, cne teaspoon salt, one teaspoon grated Itinon rind a-'c out the egg whites for the meringue Beat the yolks of the eggs into the cooked and mashed potatoes, add the melted butter and the other Ingredients, pour Into the pastry ami bake In a moderate oven until the custard is cet Add a pinch of salr to the whites, beat until dry. add two tablespoons of sugar.

Mix well Spread over top of pie and pat Into a very rod-etate oven until It Is a delicate brown A very light, delicate custard may be iiail If the potatoes are rubbed through a sieve or strainer or put through a rlcer. One-fourth eun of cocoanut may be addcJ to filling, or spices may be used instead of lemon. Nutmeg and cinna.mon are eRr-i'ry good flavoring for sweet potatoes. Orange peel, drier'. end powdered is another good flavoring.

Sweet Potato Croquettes. One cup cooked mashed sweet potato, one-fourth teaspoon pepper, one tablespoon flour, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one-half cup chopped nuts or ground one egg, two tablespoons bread crumbs. Jlix in the order given, reserving the American Flour Dominates Austrian Market. GOVERNMENT CONTROL OFF Special to The Flttuborrh Post. WASHINGTON.

April 7. During 19a 88.900 kilos of 'honey, valued at 137.000 Owns, were Imported Into Denmark, the, greater part of this coming from the United States tn bulk. In the first lx months of 1922 Danish Imports of tooney amounted to 36,600 kilos, of which the United States supplied 15,900 kilos. Germany 9.600 and Australia 4,000. according to advices to the department of commerce from Assistant Trade Commissioner H.

Sorenson. Retail prices of honey have fallen considerably during the past year. Current prices are: California honey. 1.76 and New Zealand honey 2. 25 crowns per kilo.

The New Zealand price, however. Includes the lass Jar in which the honey is packed. Ko such container is provided in the California variety. Owing to the rather evere climate In Denmark the domestic production of honey Is of small proportions, and appears to be slowly dwindling to even smaller proportions. (Average tor crown In December.

1922, cents.) Paris Eats 359,000 Cattle. Practically all the fresh meat Introduced Into Parts comes from the group slaughter bouses at La Villette, in the outskirts of the city. One of the directors of this group. M. Rollins, has recently made a report on its operations.

Following are a few of the facts brought out tn his report, forwarded to the department of commerce by Assistant Trade Commissioner Green. During the year 1921 a total of 359.140 head of cattle were handled, as compared with K2.83? tn 1913 and 262.953 In 1915. one of the first years of the war. Entry of Bheep during 1921 totaled 1.17.526 head, as compared with 993,802 in 1916 and 1.507,715 tn 1S1X Lambs received during 1921 totaled 208.526. as compared with 176.341 during the last pre-war year.

Pigs on the other hand are not received In as great a number as before the war. The 1921 total was C24.S88. compared with a figure of for 1913. Austrian Grain and Flour. American flour will again dominate the Austrian market, it is expected, as It did at this time last year.

Each month Austria requires from 50.000 to 0.000 tons of bread-grains and flour, the preferred varieties of grain being hard winter. Manitoba and La Plate CBarusso and Rosafe) wheat; Western No. 1 and No. 2 rye. The most popular grades of flour are Hungarian.

Yugoslavian and American patents, then come the straight grades, first clears and fancy clears from American sources. The American flour is considered about 10 or 15 per cent inferior to the Hungarian brands, as bleached flour Is not in favor in Austria. The government keeps on hand a stock of 80.000 to 160.000 tons of flour, and this practise is an Important factor in the regulation of bread prices. Although at present the trade In flour is free and the government no longer fixes the price of bread, there exists an understanding between the government and the associations of bakers, says Consul H. Foster, Vienna.

Sweden's Needs. Durinsr the eomlti? vmr sntii yrwi need to Import about 3.000.000 bushels eacn or wheat and rye In order to have the same amount of bread grains avail able as it had In 1822. The per capita consumption of wheat in Sweden is 154 pounas per year, or rye zzi, according to Assistant Trade Commissioner II. Sorensen. Copenhagen.

Alxneria Grape Crop. The 1922 production of grapes In Al-inerta. Spain, closelv aoDroiimatM th Original maximum estimate of 1,600.000 barrels. At the beginning of the season the opinion prevailed in the district, aad was circulated abroad, that the rroo of 1922 would anoroaeh 2.000 nm tmv- rels. but thfa ODtlmlstle nronhecv CMt borne out by the amounts of grapes actually shipped.

The total number of Enormous ZINNIAS Raised From Seed One would hardly recognize Beckert's Double Giant Zinnias as being zinnias at all. For they grow three feet high, bearing enormous flowers, from 4 to 5 inches in diameter. From seed sown in April, they bloom continuously from July to October, providing an mazing supply of the most gorgeous cut flowers. SPECIAL 10 packets yellow, orange, white, apricot, pink, rose, scarlet, crimson, purple and violet one packet of each color, at the very special price of $1.00 postpaid single packets, 15 cents each. JL Write or Call for Free Catalog.

Beckert's Seed Store 101-103 Federal Street Herth Side Pittsburgh, Pa. Bell Phone Cedar 4210. Without a Garden Don't Be a Dub. ilowers and vegetables can hold a subur ban gathering enthralled for hours. Every year some advance is registered in the improvement of our vegetable strains, either in developing disease resistance or better flavor.

What is the biggest variety of head lettuce? New York or Wonderful. It produces cabbage-heads weighing three pounds and stands hot weather well. Sow it for a main crop in ground rich enough where you can supply water, feed it regularly with nitrate and you will make your neighbors envious. There is always a race in every neighborhood to produce the earliest peas. What is the earliest variety? It is Alaska, which matures in 45 days, but has smooth-seeded peas, not so sweet as the wrinkled kind.

It stands cold, wet ground, however, better. If harvested young they are delicious. American Wonder Is the earliest wrinkled pea, maturing in 55 days, closely followed by Laxtonion and Little Marvel. The largest podded pea is a tall variety. Quite Content, which Henry T.

Finck, author of "Gardening With Brains," says is the finest of all. Little Marvel Is excellent for the home garden, because it remains tender so long on the vine. These are a few of the facts about standard varieties which the inquiring gardener gets to know, and which make his harvest so much more enjoyable because he knows he is playing at the top of the garden game, and enjoying the finest quality of food possible to have on this earth. the leaves touch. The first transplanting should be done when the nrst pair of trot leaves appear.

If they are not placed at sufficient distance, and often it is not convenient to do so at this time, because of lack of space indoors or In the hotbed, be prepared to move them when the developing leaves toucn. If you do not, they will begtn to spindle in the struggle to reach the sunlight. The percentage of loss Is greater as the plants attain size, but early trans- plantings go a long way to obviate this loss by developing strong llbrous root systems, especially in the case of plants which, undisturbed, form tap roots, or a long root that goes straight down some distance before giving otl branches. When this long root has ae- veloped far the plant receives a severe check In being transplanted, from which it takes a long time to recover. Lawn seeding to renovate bare spoie damaged by winter reeling and to thieken up the turf as well as the seeding of new lawns should not be delayed.

An idea of the amount of seed necessary Is given by the following figures, which refer to recleaned seed of the best quality. For new lawns, one pound of seed should be used for each 300 square feet, for one-quarter of an acre 25 pounds. To build up old lawns, one-half or less will be sufficient, depending upon the condition of the sod. On established lawns at this time either commercial fertiliser, bone meal, shredded cow manure or pulverized sheep manure dressings should now be given in order that the spring rains may carry the extra supply of plant food down to the roots. Ine concentrated fertilizers sold by most dealers should be sprinkled upon the lawn as soon as the frost is out of the ground.

About 25 pounds to a space of 1.000 square feet. 50 by 20, is a sufficient amount and it will be a good plan to mix it with an equal amount of pulverised dry soil to render distribution easier and prevent any danger of burning. In new lawns double this amount will be needed. half," said Dr. Lintner.

"There were 17 calves in the herd, and 16 of them reacted. This shows the Importance of testing every animal, regardless of age. These calves were from 2 weeks to 6 months old. but the youngest of the bunch had had time to become Infected." At a recent dairy and live stock conference at Urbana Dean H. L.

Russell, college of agriculture. University of Wisconsin, declared that tuberculosis is the greatest disease menace the dairy industry has to deal with. "Illinois needs to take hold of this problem much more vigorously than she has so far. It will cost millions to do It, but it will save millions more than It costs," he declared. Poultry Tips.

Canada thinks bo much of her national chicken, deve.oped by Father Wilfrid, poultry hus- a ndryman at the Quebec Agricultural College at Oka, that a movement hat; been starte to build a n.on-u rn li in honor of the scientist origi-Dated the new brcea of a in 'jus anticliitr. Birds of thlo new a guar anteeu to be ptiniu producers In zero weather, have yel low biaks, reduUh bay eyes, snow whito plumage, yeilow snanks, bright red wattico. uriu ear lobes. Because combs uid are easily frozen the bhcjcr found necessary to reduce tlii ni through nls methods of breeding. Th-- vigDious.

healthy Cornish breed wa ei-ofii'eci with the AVaite Leghorn to gt a and for winter laying strains Rhode Island Reds, Wyandottes, and Plymouth Rocks were introduced. The general outline of the bird's body lr, shown In the accompany ing illustration. A. A. Olscn.

farm adviser of Warren coLir.ty, the i.onltry exhibit on feeding and r.o,:;hi3 that he has placed In his office window has proved an effective ir.caus of interesting farmers In the management of tnrlr flocks. He adda triat tney nnve been to his office to get plans for bt.lMiag new poultry houses. -Many nave ueun to ue the balanced ration formula that he recommends, and art setting rcd-ijt that pay. FROZEN APRICOTS Remove the skins from sufficient canned apricots to make two cupfuls and chop finely. Turn into a saucepan with half the juice from a full quart can and add one cupful and a half of water and a cupful and a quarter of sugar.

Hrlng to the boiling point, simmer for five minutes, cool and chill. Add two tablespoonfuls of orange juice, half a of double cam, whipped solid, and freeze slowly as for ordinary ice cream. New Recipes From the Sunny South. YAMS, JERSEYS, BOTH ARE GOOD Whether the rich, moist, so-called or the more starchy, dryer tpes, such as the sweet potato, are used, there are innumerable ways of serving tins egetabIe. They ttrc all, according tr- the United States depaiinicnt of apriculture, "sweet potatoes." "Yam" is a local name so prevalent in the South that It is accepteC in the trade.

In general the mealy varieties are better to take the place of white potatoes or to combine with leftover meats, while the sweeter, moister k'nds give better results in candying or In desserts, such as sweet potato pudding or pie. It Is possible, however, to use either kind in any of the ways suggested. The three general methods of cooking sweet potatoes, baking, boiling and frying, may be varied almost endlessly combinations with different seasonings or wit other fooo In the North sweet potatoes a.e i the major put cooked rather simply, while in the South, where the suppiy is abun Hi nt, they often are candled with various syrups and flavorings and used In naking bread, cake, pie and pud.itng. Suggested Uses. Csndied sweet potatoes are generally made by slowly cooking sl.ces Of cither raw or cooked potatoes in a rich syrup nid butter, out Southern C'oks havo discovered many ways of varinj the flavor.

Sometimes they add one or more of the common spices, such as tMinamon, allspi 3 nut nc: un ginger. the juice or gr.ited rind of a dried orange peel or vanilat. Honey or maple srup used instead of the ordinary, syrup of sugar and water also gives a different flavc to candied sweet potatoes. Delicately browned marshmallows are also to many a novel and appetizing garnish for baked stuffed sweet potatoes or sweet potato souffle or pudding. Lest the marshmallows lose their shape and become too brown, they should be placed over the top of these dishes only a few minutes before they are taken from the oven.

Sweet Potatoes With Apples. Slices of boiled sweet potatoes and raw apples baked together in alternate layers, with butter and brown sugar for seasoning, are also considered an ex cellent combination to serve with meat or poultry or as a dessert with cream or pudding sauce. Wben used for dessert, raisins and spices are some times added. Sweet Potato Pie. Sweet potato pie is as popular in many states as pumpkin pie is in others, and is made in the same general way.

Mashed sweet potato is mixed with milk, eggs and spices and baked in a shell of pastry. JKreSh grated cocoanut is sometimes added to vary the flavor. Meringue is sometimes used on sweet potato pies, though the rich brown of the custard filling is gener ally considered attractive enough. This potato custard mixture, flavored in apy desired way, is also good baked and served as pudding. Fried Sweets.

The different ways of frying are Just as successful with sweet as with Irish potatoes. Cut into strips, lattices or chips, the raw potatoes may be fried crisp and brown In deep fat; left-over boiled or baked ones may be sliced and sauted, or they may be mashed, formed UAN9 CRAFT PROJECTS Socket Paint Ins toe How to Make What do you do with your tin canst Did you ever stop to think that if you learned to use the soldering copper, or iron, as it is usually called, you could make hundreds of toys and other useful articles? The copper can be heated in any stove or on the gas range. A charcoal furnace can be made from a large-sized tin can. Soldering paste, or any other good flux, to be applied to the place where you wish the solder to stick, is necessary. A can opener, a pair of tin snips, and a marking awl made by driving a brad into a stick are the important tools.

To tin copper properly, first file the iff Ml vj i-Lu if to Funnel Java Sugar. The latest estimates of sugar of different grades produced by the Java Sugar Producers' Association during the present campaign are 2.164.S03 plculs (1.SS8.203 long tons). The table Which follows shows the quantities of sugar produced by grades: AFRIL-NOVBMBEK, 1922. Grades of Sugar. Superior head sugar Long Tons.

SR4.PS3 Superior soft sugar Channels (head sugar No. IS and higher) Muscavados Molasses eugar Ordinary bag sugar Centrifugal bag sugar 1.S3S 399.550 ''77 140 1.236 Total 1.6M.2M These figures are based on actual production of sugar for the months of April October. 1922. the total production including the estimated production for November, the remaining month of the crop year. The production of mills outside the syndicate is estimated at 3.000,-000 plculs (182,000 long tons), and brings total production of all Java sugar 29,164,803 plculs (1.770,303 long tons).

Drive tUDUWAY. C0O-iLee. Ogle, Boone, 14.000 and Whiteside, (3.000. In preparation for the new drive the board of supervisors have appropriated approximately 960,000 in 19 counties in this state. With more counties entering this Intensive drive and the shifting of the operating expenses to the counties, the State Legislature is being asked to ap propriate $500,030 annually for the next two years, to be used in matching the Federal indemnity.

Edgar and Crawford county farmers have demonstrated what can be done under the area test plan. In Edgar county there are 10,503 cows and calves, beef and dairy animals, and it cost bout a cents a head to test them. Only 1.7 per cent of the animals reacted. It cost Crawford county between 20 and 23 cents a head to test its 12.000 co'ws and calves, with 1.6 per cent reactors. While the expense of testing on the county unit basis is small, running from about 21 to 23 cents in these two counties, it was much less in Crawford and Edgar because of the low percentage reactors, veterinarians say.

In both counties all the cattle have been tested, the onfy counties In the state in which this has been done. However, the area work is in progress in Vermilion, Champaign, McLean, Livingston, Woodford, Montgomery, Whiteside and Boone. Plans are practically complete and the money Is available to start the area work in the following counties: Monroe, St. Clair, Iroquois, La Salle, Kendall. Bureau, Lee, Ogle and Jo Daviess.

These counties are for Indemnity funds from the state and federal governments. Herds Under Supervision. Outside of the nineteen counties already working or planning to operate on the county unit basis, there are 3.500 herds under general supervision. On February 1 there were under federal supervision 7.629 herds, representing 74.671 cattle, and there were 403 accredited herds, representing 9.123 cattle, on the government's list in Illinois. To stimulate interest in the new plan and to give farmers and others a better understanding of the great danger of tuberculosis, public meetings will be held and reactors slaughtered by ex- Born in Leo (July 21 to August 22) astrologers say you are subject to Intestinal complaints and absorb drugs Into the system with alarming readiness; peculiarly sensitive to vibrations about them, and their bodies reflect changes in temperature with the accuracy of barometers.

But as these people are natural chemists and students of hygiene, they rarely suffer from ill health; they also possess extraordinary power of recuperation. The remedies offered are strict adherence to wholesome diet and rules of hygiene and the cultivation of harmonious Lhought and study of nature. Born In Libra (September 22 to October 22, kidney troubles are the astrological threat, unless the remedies, quiet and rest, are observed. Born in Scorpio (October 23 to November 21). inflammatory complaints rheumatism, gout and heart troubles.

Remedies: Temperance and the conservation of the life forces. Born in Sagittarius (November 22 to December 20), lung trouble, ailments can or walnuts). Cream the fat and the sugar, aad egg yolks, potatoes, spices, vanilla, baking powder sifted with the flour. milk, whites of eggs well beaten ana nuts rolled in flour. Bake in a moderate oven for one hour.

This may served hot or cold in pieces two tncfcM by three inches with whipped cream sauce. The cocoa may be omitted and the cake made as a spice cake, or toe spice may be omitted to make a COCO or chocolate nut cake. Both cocoa and spices may be omitted and a plain caka may be made. All brown sugar majr bo used Instead of part granulated. '1 Sweet Potato Biscuit.

(Fifteen Biscuits) Two cups sirted flour, one teaspoon three teaspoons baking powder one cup mashed sweet potatoes, thf SO tablespoons shortening, liquid sufflClfAt to mix. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Cut or rub Into this th cold shortening. In the same way nk into this flour mixture the mashed potatoes. Finally, add Just enough cold liquid to make the mass cling together1.

Do not knead. Place on floured board roll until one-third Inch thick and Out into rounds. Place these In lightly floured biscuit tins and bake fifteen to twenty minutes In a moderately hot oven. Bake all potato breads more slowly than those made with flower. Sweet Potato Muffins.

I' (Twelve to Fifteen Muffins) One and one-half cups wheat floor, three-quarters teaspoon salt, three teaspoons baking powder, one Cus cooked sweet potatoes, one or two eggs, two tablespoons shortening, liquid sufficient to make a rather stiff batter (about one-half cup). Boil the potatoes in the skins until tender; drain, peel and mash flne, br, still better, put them through a rleer, or colander. Sift together the flour, salt and baking powder. Beat the eggs until light and add to the cool mashed potato. Next add the melted shortening with portions of the liquid until a batter Is formed somewhat stlffer than for ordinary tir muffins.

Bake la muffin pans for about thirty mlnutse in a moderately hot oven. BAKED CHEESE OMELET Let four tablespoonfuls of soft bread crumbs stand for IS minutes In four tablespoonfuls of warm milk. 'Then beat well and add the beaten yolks of four eggs, half a teaspoonful of paprika, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley and half a cupful of grated cheese. Fold in lightly the stiffly whipped egg white and turn into a souffle dish that has been rubbed over with olive oil. Bake In a moderate oven until well-risen and browned.

FOREIGN DEMAND SLACKENS The foreign demand for agricultural products is slackening noticeably, according to the monthly statement on the agricultural and business situation issued by the research department of the Federal farm bureau. The prtn clpal reason given for this condition la that American foreign bond buying lb decreasing. HOUSE Round And Sandpapcr Corners and Edges. place lighted by electricity, as it can be easily focused wherever desired. For the -handle bore a hole for the pipe in a square piece of soft wood, and then carve to shape.

Drive the pipe into the handle. Fish a piece of lamp cord through the pipe and wire It to a socket screwed to the end of the pipe, connect ing a plug at the other end of the wire. Mr ke a funnel of tin or buy a cheap or hammering out the nose until It the socket, and solder In place. This lamp rhny be used as a spotlight and for shadow pictures. If the imptde of the funnel Is painted with aluminum paint and a 100-watt lamp Is used.

tCopyright, 11)23, Associated Editors.) sssssaaBHsssaaU TOOL CRAFT Overcrowding, perhaps. Is the greatest fault of the average garden. Because the plants are small when they nrst appeared above ground, he win r.ot space them properly, because they look lonesome with an expanse of bare soil between them. However, they will grow fast, and at maturity will use all the space allowed them, and usually are growing into and over each other. This fault should be corrected when the transplanting is done, or if the seeds are sown in the open ground, by Judicious thinning.

Follow directions, which are always contained on seed mm WHtXJ SEEDLINGS ARE 1INS MICH THAN PLANT NOT CLOSER THAN 1 INS. APART AS THEY GFI CROWDED. TRANS PLANT AGAIN INTO POTS. if- 4 Seedlinc. POT PLANT Transplant.

packets as to proper distances, to the letter. Work with a tape measure or yardstick. The crop of many vegetables will be in proportion to the chance they have to develop. The bush lima bean 13 an excellent object lesson. Many gardeners have given up the-bush lima as not being productive enough to Justify Its space.

But give the individual bushes IS tnches apart, so they will have a chance, and there will be a bountiful crop with ordinarily good soil and moisture conditions. The rule to follow in transplanting seedlings is to move them as soon as perts In charge of the work In this state. Recent tests have shown the big percentage of animals infected in Illinois herds and the necessity for testing every calf as well as the cows. "Last week In Peoria county we tested a herd of 83 cows and calves, and 43 of them reacted, more than canned by depleted vitality and a tendency to overexert. The.ce people should practice moderation in all things and be particularly cautious of accident.

Born in Capricorn (December 20 to January 21), there is danger of accidents to or diseases of the knees; sub-lect also to despondency, melancholia and cutaneous affections. Hopefulness and cheerful companions are their best remedies, according to astrology. Born in Aquarius (January 21 to February 15), poor circulation and nervous disorders are said to he the imminent dangers. Fresh air and exercise, however, are the simple expedients. Bom in Pisces (February 19 to March 20).

the ailments are digestive disorders resulting from worry and anxiety and lung disorders. They should avoid impure conditions physically, mentally, psychically. Soon I shall disclose occupations which astrologers claim most congenial to those born under thv-e different zodiacal signs, giving some of the notables born therein. I 1 I By FRANK CHICAGO, April 7. On July 1 the new uniform plan of paying the operating costs of eradicating tuberculosis will be started in Illinois, making possible the most wide sweeping cleanup campaign that has ever been attempted In the state.

Before many more years, the prediction Is ventured. oVtrv bottle Of milk delivered to city consumers will come from cows free from tuberculosis, untested cows are on the "suspicious list" and will remain there until they are proved to be free of disease. County, state, and Federal funds to the work are much more easily obtained than they were a few years ago. because the pumic nas come to realize that eradication Work la a community problem and Is not to be shifted to the shoulders of the cattle owners. Sentiment in cities, towns, ana the rural communities all over this state is so strong against this dreaded plague that every Infected cow in Illinois will soon be on the run.

Infection in Northern Counties. 3 fore than 15 per cent of the cattle are Infected with tuberculosis in many of the northern counties of Illinois. including Cook. Du Page, Lake, Kane, McHenry. De Kalb.

Boone. Winnebago. Stephenson, Ogle, Lee. "Whiteside, and Rock Island, according to Dr. J.

J. Lintner, Federal veterinarian In charge of the eradication work. Under the new plan each county will pay the operating expense, half oi which has heretofore been paid by the Federal Government. Under the new arrangement the work Is expected to progress much more rapidly. The state and Federal Government will continue to pay the indemnities on a co-operative basis.

They share equally at present. New counties are making appropriations to pay the operating costs so that work can be started on the county unit basis this year. Four of the counties In the black belt, where the infection is more tnan 15 per cent, and In some cases more than double this percentage, have Appropriated a total of YouB According to astrology the power of the solar influence upon the invisible currents that play through every human organism renders that organism subject more or less to certain diseases according to the zodiacal sign under which one is born, but happily astrologers provide remedies to offset the ills. Were you born in Aries, say, which is the zodiacal sign covering the period from March 2X to April 20. they warn you against affections of the brain and nerves, offering peace, quiet and an out-of-door life as preventatives or remedies.

Born in Taurus (April 20 to May 20) the diseases, they claim, result from over nourishment, hardening of the arteries, apoplexy, etc. The sign Taurus governs the throat, rendering subjects liable to sore throat, quinsy and colds generally. 8uch should avoid heavy foods and inertia. Born In Gemini (May 20 to June Zl the diseases are nervous disorders and lung troubles. Gemlnians should avoid excitement and worry, to which it is claimed they succumb more easily than do natives of any othor sign.

They should study the laws of healthful diet and hygiene, and above all sleep as much as possible. Bom in Cancer (June 21 to July 21) morbidity, hysterical terror of burglary or cheating, stomach troubles, defective circulation, rheumatism and chronic disorders. Remedies: a healthful imagination and avoidance of anxiety, especially in connection with the home. Born in Leo (July 21 and August 23) pleurisy, palpitation and other affections of the heart, fevers and pains In the back and ribs. Remedies: Love, peace, harmony and a certain amount of absolute solitude dally.

FRANK 1. SOLAR Aluminum -----y yl Handl ePat tern t0 PI F-Z it I ii" -s- a Trouble Lamp and Tin Can Scoops point until it Is bright. Then heat very hot and rub on a piece of sal ammoniac, at the same time applying the bar of solder to the point. Be sure to heat the parts to be soldered to the melting point of the solder by holding the copper on it before moving the copper on along the joint. When tinned correctly, the point of the copper is like a bright new dime.

The scoops shown are made from square and round tin cans. First scratch a pattern for the scoop on the can and then cut to line with the tin snips. The handles are made of wood, whittled in shape. The trouble lamp la useful in any 4.