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• MAKING POULTRY UCE WALK THE PLANK BY MICHAEL K. BOVER. There are tww>ty-«4jht diitinct spe- , mctaai Bpray, will be efficient under «le8 of lice that live upon, or wUhin ] Bimilar corditlon*. the fwithere, or upon the nkin. oJJ Mites feed during the nigrht, and go birds. There are aeven speciO* found , In hi<liiTg in cracks ami crevicfte during on fowls alone; two on pigeons, three the d»y. Therefore, dust baths are of on ducks, four on jreese, two on t;ir- ^ little value, tine*) probai.y only a few keys, two on guineas, and two on pea- 1 mites v,-ill be on the fowl during the fowl. The two very common para- ' daytime. Mltea are readily destroyed ,H*»â€" the chicken mite and tha if their hiding place* can be discov- chicken louse, probably do more dam- ered. -«r" •• » ' ) ae* l-hftn all tbp reet. i how poultky uce may be controllhd Various spedea of bird Uce affect ; Poultry lice are more or less a nee- \ aM our domestic fowl â€" hena, g«e«e, ' essary evil, and about all that can be i ducks, turkeys, peafowl, gruln««8 and done is to keep them in control by re- ' pigeons. They ai* permanent para- p«ated tneatment. That, at least, is, •ites, spending their live* on the the belief of many poultrymen, but I â-  bodies of the fowl, and can not live can not see why poultry should not be for more than a few days at most entirely free from Uce and kspt so. when removed from the fowl. 1 For years I have mai-ntained that Fowl lice differ from mammalian where poultry houses are cleaned H<;e and wiX renmin on mamala but a regularly, and where every pen is dis- diort tie. Mammalian lice have a infected with a reliable ooa^-ear pre- plercing: organ with which they suck paratlon, and this treatment repeated tite blond, while those that atfect poul- every month of tho year, lice and ^7 have a biting mouth with which raibes will be greatly reduced in num- they bite and chew their food. They '. bers, and there will be very little confine heir operations to eating the trouble with theae pests during the plumage and dry scales of the skin. j sumnter. NEST BUG IS A S<:>RT OF BEDBUG. The nest bug looks so much Hke the ; regrular house bedbug that it is quite ! frequently taken for it. While it is | not a real bedbug, it belongs to that Its home is in the nests of . . ^. , ^, w ». â-  fowls, and it will not long remain on fumiption of the poultry house is un- ^j^^ ^^^^^ y^^^ satisf nctorj-. and _ a stiti w.^atewash , j^ ^^ ^ j.^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^-^^^ olor.e has very att.e vame. Pure ^^ punctures the skin and sucks the heavy coa.-tar creosote oil was ent^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ f^^,_ j^ ;^ ^^^^^ .^ ^efficient, but gasohne was no good. , ^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^^ .^ ^ Whi> kerosene was nwderately effl- ^^„^j j^ j^ ^^^,^ ^^^^ j^.^^.,^ ^j,^^ j^ % It ^cked the body and I^tmg^^ ^^^, ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ effect of heavier oils. i .^^ Hea\-y oils from coai tar and wood . Xo check this parasite, the nests tar, or such oils diluted with a lighter ' should be sprayed or.ce a month with oil, such as kerosene, so that not less either kerosene emulsion or some ccal- tban 20 per cent, of the mixture is j^ prod".ict. New nesting material heavy oil, is recommended. This will should be supplied, and then the nests successfully control chicken mites, should be sprinkled with a reHable in- provided the premises are thoroughly | gect pov/der or tobacco dust, sprayed and the materials used pknti- ; Grea-e and oil should never be used ''^'^- i on the bodies or feathers of sitting A heavy minoral-oil emulsion con- hens, as the least trace upon the eggfs taining at least 20 per cent, oil in the would destroy the germ. c^- â- - : ' \ !Tr=T=rTr- â€" COINO AFTER THE BUX>D-SUCKING .MITB8 The big question is, how to get rid of the vermin. After trying various treatments for the destruction of chicken mites, with good, ba-d and in- . ., . different rrsults, I have concluded that , „-' The Canadian Homlmaklr ^ Mri04 y* w'3Jt/^ articTis PLANNING . BUILD! NQ . FINANCINQ OECORATINQ . rURNISHlNQ , GARDENING MONTH BY MONTH IN THE GARDEN -Things to Do in August. 1. Cultivation t« rne of the mo»t to- everj montii -^l the year la that when portaat factors ;a the productlou of bulktiag or having built a d^jieched perfect flowers aod of.crops of my house, you lay the aldewnlka auf- kind. Stir every Inch of the soil and flcleuily far frou Iha Uuua« u> aiiow conaerve the moisture. iVIso, by !««• of the plantlog of strubB. ting in air and warmth, you will iielp 6. Th«r* are stlU a few late flower- 'i. When buildlDX a now horn* MS that the surface soil la aavod to top dra«s ^e ar«a. Why spread the lafei^ tUe excavaled oH over wiutt ^outd be ^rdoa and ;awn ? 3uca ia loo jften doii« an% al-nr«ya brhiga disappoint- the tkacterla to make oltratas, the most -n^ ^niba to pruna. Do not de'ay the meat to tho proapectlre gardeimr enu valuable of plant foods. . operation any looser. Raioovd ail old militates against the baautlfylnx of tbe 2. When cutting flowers for esJhlbl- ; flower trusses from the lilacs. To aurroundlngs. tlon see that you cut with lon« stems â-  allow them to »t«d will be harmful, unless specifications of the class aiate Do not prune Hydrangeas and lUisea until Spring. 7. Mildew la a fungus tKist whloh, if not controlled, will render rose tmshes and other garden subjects very time to "i;;:!" fruit trees such as cher- ! unsightly and may Injure thtm greatly, rlcs, peachos, apples. Pears and also Spray the Infected plants with a bolu- posee. Do this as early as possible. . tlon of liver of sulphur (Potaasiiim 4. Remove the bulbs suoh as tullpa j Sulphide) \j os. to the gallon of water, and daffodils from their summer stor- ' 8. To control Black Spot of P.osea, age and clean them, preparatory to | spray with Sal Soda (common washing planting during September. * i soda) I'j oz. to the saalon of soapy Do thl3 early In 6. Advice which Is applicable to water. , formation occurs otherwise. Bear In mind that points are generally ^warded for stem as well â-  as flower. I 3. The first week cf August Is a goo<.l 10. Remove aU plants of aiadloK of which the Isavea are spoued wldi brownlfih r»J spots and whiob acpear U> be dscay.ng j^remaiurely. la all p.-obabillty they are safferiag ironi the "Hard Rot," difii>ase. Bum bulbs and stems. U. Remove from '.he Snapdrigoni the old Cowering stems. This may cause tha low«j lateral onee to de- velop and to flower during Sept»m!>er. .A.ugust, before ^sed PARIS DEFINES SKIRT FUL- NESS WITH PANELS. ; toes, seasonings, until the dish is : nearly full, the last layer to be of' crumbs moistened with tomato juice, i CHINA YOIIR GRAND CHOJREN WILL LIKE i If juice is lacking, first soak the! Summer dining or dancing has a '='^'"^^ '" "'-'''^ °' ^^'*'' ^^^'^ ^P''^*'^ spec-i.al significance when accompanied 'â- **^*'' ^^'''^^ °''^' *^« '""P" BY CLEMENTINE PADDLEFORD. the by the soft grace e.'q)Pess8d in >,„^ ... .^. ., , ^ ..,. i - lines of this naive little frock, which SP'^'"'^'« ^^h black pepper and a ufc- to cli.x^e it thoughtlessly. is as cool as a summer zephyr. There '^'* ^ait. I fo buy a set of dishes is to l)uy an are eight floating panels (four at the ^^^^ '"*° * "*" °^ ^°^ *'*'*'' j ht'rluom for your childre.i and zrand- front and four at the back), shirred *<> P'^event scorching or dryi.ng out and I ch What Should Be Planted in the Fall. The Harvest Mease and Its Nest. BY MARIA E. V/KITTEMORE. Thero is such a rush in the spring to get seed sowing and planting done! Mice are pretty creatures, but thsir in good time that luiything that can habits ai-e so destructive as to cause be accon-'.plished in the fall to lessen them alwaj-s to be unwelcome vi-.itors the work in the spring should be done, if their keen, little noses smell any- and particularly where fall planting thing th.it is particularly tempting to is preferable. \ their appetites, thev will manag* to At the Experimental Farm, Ottawa, nibble their way through a verv thick it has not been found satisfactory, barricade to reach it. taking one year with another, to plant ^ There are many varieties, r.nd they trees of any kind in the fall. Exposure may bo found nearly all over tho to the long, cold winter beginning world, but one of the smallt^t and -shortly after transplanting is not most intei-ssting is the little harvest favorable to the trees. Any which mouse. It is often seen in England will be below the snowline, however, have a much better chance, although in soils where there is danger of heav- ing, late fall planting is unsafe. and many parts of Europe. It is much like the common mouse, with a long tail, which it is capable of turning round the stems of grass â€" When low-growing shrubs and herb- j thus, with the use of its claws, enabl aceous plants are planted in the fa", ; ing it u, climb from twig to twig with which is a good time, tlie sooner it the gre:itest of ease. Is done tho better after the soil bo-| Thov feed on the grain, grass .-eeds comes moist enough to ensure their and small insects, which thev find in not dying from lack of moisture as,, the fie'ds, and store away in burrows, when set out early, the plants havo which they make in the earth, a suo- a chanc? to take root again before ; ply of grain for winter use. winter and in the case- of herbaceous. They diifer from their little neigh- perennials to make some growth. I bors. the field mice, both in form and Raspberries, gooseberries, and cur-' color, for they are much more grace- rants may be planted successfully In ful, and their color is a red shade of September, and the advantage over brown on the back of the head, the spring p'anting is that if any die, under part of the bodies and throats they may be replaced in the spring, , being pure white, whereas if planted in the spring it is [ Their nests are wonderful little too late to replace them if they die. structures, made of grasses. These and a season's growth is lost. If they first shred with their sharp teetK strawberries are planted jn the fall and then weave them together in they should be planted in September shape almost as round as a ball, leav- er before to ensure their rooting well ing an opening so small as to be and lessening danger from heaving. I scarcely perceptible, and It is a matter As soon as bulbs can be purchased , of surprise that they are able to get In the stores they should, if desired, â-  into it. be procured and planted at once, as j Th? isside of the nest is stuffed ttte longer time they have in the with some woolly vegetable substance, ground before winter the better the to make it soft and warm. It is sus- bVoom is likely to be in the spring, pended between the reeds and strong The bulbs referred to include tulips, grass<;3. at qtrite a distance from the narcissus, hyacinths, crocus, squills, ground, and this is the dainty home and other hardy kinds. that these ingenious little creatures The fall is a good time to plant make for themselves, both rhubarb and asparagus. They During the winter, may be planted with success any time s.ant-wi.'^e at the top. and set ont<*the plain foundation of tlie frock. " The low neck shows a yoke di>eper at the front and back than at tlie shoulders, and the short kimono sleeves have a little cutf of patterned material to match the yoke and panels. No. 1237 is for the miss and small woman, and is in sizes 16, IS and 20 years. Size 18 jiears (36 bust) requires 3 yards 36-inch plain material, and 2% yards figured; or S'-* yards of 384nch if dress is made all of one material Price -0 cents. The ."^-jcret cf distinctive dress Ues ®""^* ^^^'^ ^^'^ '''°-^^°'" '-'''-*^ °^ '^^*^'' ""'^ in -good taste rather than a lavish ^'^^^ ^^'- '^* P'^'P' ^^"^ careful not exp-on.iiTure of money. Every woman ^'^ ^^'^^ ^'^^ ^â- '^'^- ''^ teaspoon makes should want to make her own clothes '^* ^®' scooper, holding the tomato and tb.- h.>me dressmaker will find the '" ^^^. ^'•'"*^^' ^^ ^^"^ ^^^'^ ^o prevent designs illust-.-atvd in our new Fash- : '^''^"^'"^' ion Book to bo practical and simple ' Mix the pulp with a little fine'y chop- yet maintaining tiitf spirit of the mode P^ cabbago and onion, add an equal of th.> m.^ment. Pric? of the book lO^^'*-'""*^ °^ ^"'^ ^"^"'^ ^"^ '-'â- "'icker cents the copy j crumbs moistened with a little sweet HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS, i "^^"^ ""â-  â„¢"''- """^ ^^""^ *^" *''^*''' Write vour -•â-  â€" • â€" ' -•'-' ' -- ' PA.TTERNS I * " j er. Seas<in with salt, pepper and a name and address plain- verv littie sugar. Stir until all is ly. giving number and size of such well blended then fill the tomato shells patterns as j-ou want. Enclose 20c in with the mixture. Put a small lump stamps or com (com preferred: wrap of butter on the top of each. Replace It carefuhy) for each number and the cut slices and set the tomatoes in Tableware is too expensive) to buy in cc>lor anl in varying de^eos of Pot generously with bits of butter, j hajih&zardly. We live too close to it richness recommends itself to those •ik-U. .1 :^ £1 T _._-•__ ^^^ ^ distaste for heavy ware. It fits best into prim, proper dining- rooms. It is always good taste, which a;«.n. For dishes of the rii,ht kind is a comfort to those who desire to be ••.isily last through this generation correct and are uneasy about traveling and the next. Tliey wili not only last new paths of originality. but also the style will remain good. I There are any number of charming There are fads in dishes. But unlass paterns in a multitude of colors, as you have money for the novsltioj, well as the all-gol<l or colore^! ban<f- which are in to-day and out to- ; ings. Some or ail of these designs morrov/, choose your tableware from may be had in qualities rang:ing from aristocratic old fantiHes well-rooted in about $40 to many hundreds of dollars china history. There are plenty of per set. They have been adopted by standard makes with reputations built various makers modified or intact and I on years of service. | ikoy are seen on the rinest bone china I In chcosir.g the pattern buy from and on the n»st average sort of the open-stock designs. That is im- ' <?arthenware. portant if the yearly breakage is to ^^^ ^^ shops you wlM see a riot of I be replaced. Xo matter how good the <^"'*>" <>" '^e long shelves piled with I qualitv of vour china, some cups will Peasant pottery. Thei- rough designs lose their "handles, some plat^.s will a^e delightful from a decorative point fall. Spouts and handles are to be re- membered when you choose your set. Be sure they are firmly applied and that their size and shape do not invite extra knocks. Covers are always slid- ing. Try to find a kind that fits down ' well. TWO VARIETIES. bake in a quick oven from forty to fifty minutes, keeping the dish cover- ed for tjie first twenty minutes, then removing the cover and conrinue bak- ing until the crust is well brf'wned. Sen.-e hot in the same dish. If the tomatoes are not very juicy, it is well to moisten all the bread crumbs before tising. .A half cupful of milk "or water will probably be found sufficient. StutTed tomatoes are delicious and easy to prepare. Select large, firm to- matoes not quite ripe. Cut a small address your order to Patten, Dept., Wilson Publishing Co., 73 West .A.de- laide St., Toronto. Patterns sent by return mail. a well-buttered baking dish, the cut 01 '.â- lew but not suitable to the ordi- nary dinin'g-room. Much of the peas- ant ware has a (rlazj of low redstance to chipping and a porous absorbent body or biscuit. The dishes must be handled carefully to avoid chipping, , and once chipped the porous body ; makes the dish unsanitary for table i use. It is hard to judge good tableware. There are two kinds of dlsnes â€" ' Whether you choose the finest china or earthenware and china. You will know the earthenware, you must depend tht? two apart, for china is translucent largely upon the manufacturer for and earthenware is distinctly opaque, thoso resistance qualities which make Then, of cour.se, there is tho differ- for endurance. The nanre stamped ends up. Put a tablespoonful or two | ence in price. Earthenware is of ordi- ' on the back of each piece-is your l>est of water in the bottom of the dish and; nary clay. China is of fine clay in guarantee. Here are some well-known then, to be entirely secure against j which there is flint and felffepar. It makes with designs always in good scorching, set dish in a shallow pan j is put through a greater degree of style and in open stock: Wedgewood, of hot water. Bake for forty to forty- heat and a more elaborate process of Copeland-Spode. Minton. Worcester, fivo minutes or until the shells seem | making. However, both are suited for ; Derby, Coalport, Cauldon, Adams of perfectly tender. They may be served j general use. English and French England. Royal Doulton. Havi'and, in the dish in which they are baked, i wares are the safest choice when buy- Georgian, Limoges, Luneville. Mar- A prettier way to serve, howewr, if ing. seilles, Sevres, Wood and Son and the tomatoes retain their shape andj Thero are .several standard patterns Copenhagen. are of a rea.sonably firm consistency, j in earfhenware by good potters for ,j is on individual dishes first covered : everyday use. One excellent selection with fresh lettuce leaves or water- 1 is the old willow pattern. This is cress or even a small tender Cfibbage'* copied in underglazed ccbalt-blue on a white background Romance iurlcs in the quaint pictures that tell the love story of the Chinese maiden, the i Princess Kongshee. This pattern orig- between now and winter. Usually there sre good results from planting seeds of h?rbaceous peren- nials, trees, and shrubs in the fall. The action .of the f I'ost, especially on tree and shrub seeds, makes germina- tion easier. When seeds of perennials j are planted in the fall it is best to wait until just before winter sets in to make sure that the seed will not germinate before winter, as if seed ferminates a ithort time before winter the seedlings are li.ible to be killed. Seeds of trees and shrubi, howaver, and especially of fruits, should be planted as soon as ripe so as to pre- TTOt their becoming dry. Usually fall planted seeds germinate very early in ilw spring. Hardy perennials, especially those which bvoom during ths spring, can ht planted in early September. Do not delay *-ny Wger, as the new plants must mak? roots this fall. Old -beds «r clump.<« of iris, peony, phlox, day Mies, gold?n-glow and the like can be dag up, divided and reset now. It ia Misier to tell where bare or thin places exist in the perennlai border BOW than it will be next spring. The perennial borTcr should be mulched with stra\'»y M:anur« ijs »oon as th« ground is f â-  ozea. they live in their burrows, until the cold and frost are past, and then venture out again to build their nests and gather a new supply of food. How We JR^hTWeeds. We never find a cocklebur on our farm without taking time to pu>J it up, and if seeds have formed we- bum it in the field or bring it to the house and burn it. If the stock gathers up the burs on adjacent farms, their wan« and tails are cleaned before allowing them to scatter the burs at honve. C.anadtan thistles aivi bull nettles aro hood or pulled and if we find a patch cf thvm overlooked through the i 8umitt?r we burn them. Perennial i thistles bave a blue bloom and yellow seed ball and are hardest to control of any of our thistles here. Hoeing' only encourages their vicious habits. I have found out the ntost effective way to i-ontroi them is to put on the j men's leather gloves and pull them up every time they show up through ^ the summer. This wt'J kiU thera out ' if the weather beconws hot and dry. | Coc4<ing Friend Tomato. To prepare Au Gratin Tomatoes proceed as follows: Choose tomatoes that are full fleshed but not overripe. This dish affords an e.xcellent oppor- tunity for utilizing partly ripened fruit not suitable for salads and fresh eatinf. Put the tomatoes into scalding water for three or four minutes then in cold wa:er.-Drain at once and peel, i leaf, one tomato to each plate, Slice rather thin. { * Butter a casserole or pudding dish Turpentine will soften shoe polish of emimel or graniteware, and cover f^a' h-"^* become hard and caked. the bottom with bread or cracker | To clarify dripping put it into a | inaily came to England from China by crumbs rolled fine. I bowl and pour on boiling water to ; the East Indian traders. Over the.se put a layer of tomato! cover. Stir well and allow to cool.' Canton china is nicely shaped and slices seasoned with salt, pepper, bits ; The purified dripping will then form; quaintly blue. It will blend in a room of butter and a slight sprinkling of a solid cake on the top, which, after it j furnished with English type of period white sugar. has been wiped dry, will be ready for mahogany and walnut, or it can dis- j tract the eye from the tawdriness of golden oak. Japanese blue pheasant ware is a cIo.se second of Canton, at half the price. English spotie is another blue china, doubly blue because it is veined in a darker tone of the all-over blue that forma the background. .A colorf\il pattern in Cauldon force- lain has a widt> orange band darkened by an all-over self-colored stipple and broken quai;itly by flower motifs, green, blue a;id yellow, with a yellow flower spray in the centre of each plate Repeat the layers of crumbs, toma- use. Keeping Up the MUk Flow. Dairym.m find it difficult to keep the milk flow up to where it should be during the late summer months. Then pastures, unless favored with frequent; rain, are bound to decline. At Forest Grove Farm our pasture holds up wonderfully well d'uring the late summer months; however, I do not depend upon the pasture alone after "the first of August. The early so\vn com was ready for feeding byi .\ugust 6. and I am feeding it as lib- erally as the cows will clean it up. I consider it a profitable plant to feeJ the cows as much rougha^ as they will clean up in the stable during the late summer months, since rough- age is the cheapest source of mrlk- producing feed. Supplemental roughage feeds such as sweet corn, oats and pea hay. al- falfa and clover hay are par-excellent to help out pasture, but it has been my expei-ience that in order to keep up the milk flow a well balanced grain _,, . J • . # ,.r J ration must be supplied to reinforce The number and variety of Wedge- j^ ^.j^ha-^-e feed. I aim to make up my grain ration for my cows just as far as possible from grain grown ufon m.- farm. I. lher» for?, compound my grain from oats. Hariijy. com. which i.=! ground, aod mi.Ned with •.•heat bir»n equal ps'-ts by wc'ght The amount fed per animal var-es somewh.it, but. I feed what eai"h .tnimRl will clean up wtth- ou: wast?. â€" I.eo C. Reynolds. Furniture not provided with castors often scratchee polished floors when it ia tnovti about. This can be aveided if httt* disks of felt are glued to the botioou of th» lags of the furniture. "QETTING THE LOWDOWN" On the Bfw water system pipe being installed on the bottom of Burrard Inlet. L.. n. Tsylor, VaocouTer'a TM«ati!« ffi*ror, reoeaUr d«scended In a dive's uniforo. wiiod designs are enormous. One of the most prtpular through a'l tiw years '? the queen's ware. As a young pot- ter eho first tr.sk Josiah Wedgewco<' ?f-c for himiielf tvas to produce a 'substi- tute for the Oriental porcetnins used by th-o aristocracy. So well did he do his work that in 17('3 he wa-" appoint- ed potter to the cjueen. The crcam- colored pottery with its design in ivory, blue or fiemirhe<l green graces was named in honor of Queen Ch?'-- 1 lotte. ! FATTK.RN8 IN HAVILANP. The Chnmbord and the Blois are two exquisite bird patterns in Haviland china. A broad ivory band softens ' and enriches the other color.* and I frames the bea-itiful birds like a pic- ^ Here is the nwthod: , ture. Identical in design, the Cham- should be cut bsfore daybreak, whila j bord has an aiupe blue bordsr; the, their petals ar» still closed, and then I Blois a harvest y?llow. The surpris- pjaced on ice for ths <!ay. In thit ; ing thing is thst these dislios are rot â-  ewening. arranged i-n a vasa flTlei Wrth i so oxpensi'>-e as thrtr quality might] water and exposed to the varnn ftir of ! suggrst. j a room, they respond to â- *»«• h««> hjT I Gold-band.^d china entirely Ittddng bioomiTtg.'* Wide Open Poppies at Night. Poppies and the other garden flow- ers that ck>se their sleepy eyes at sundown can be kept awake in tb» evening. Luther Bnj-bank tells us, to give oft their b»auty and fragranc*. ITie flow«r*