Smithville News, Volume 1, Number 22, Smithville, Monroe County, 8 January 1909 — Page 2

CURIOUS HOTEL CUSTOMS

Revers and sleeve cuffs to suite are unlined. Revers often fall quite limply, forming folds. Basques of jackets are weighted so that they will stay down without looking stiff. Hems of skirts are lined with heavy, but quite limp, linen.

Farm and Garden.

Woman’s Sphere.

Where Every Cuss Word Costs a

Penny.

A curious custom prevails at an Edinburgh hotel, says Tit-Bits. Whenever a customer is heard to swear he is required to place a penny in a box on the bar counter. It is not a matter for surprise that the landlord hears much less bad language than some of his fellow publicans in the capital of Scotland.

Spare Leaves. Not a sound the old leaves utter As they swirl and swoop and flutter From the branches to the gutter. From their glory to their shame; As they die before their fellow Leaves have donned their red and yellow, Ere the autumn’s fashions mellow Into flame.

Their flanks are covered with the dung that indicates the condition in which they are compelled to lie every night. It is revolting to % think that from such cows is drawn some of the milk that is sent to the cities for consumption in its whole state or that is used for the production of cream out of which butter is to be made. In this day of dairy education, it is no longer necessary for a man to have dirty cows. A proper arrangement of the stables will keen them clean.

A Last Thanksgiving. When it is time for me to go— Time of the rose —or falling snow — Or when new winds wake vernal strife, This is the world I’ve cherished so — “I have been thankful —for my Life.”

but man will find the charm is still there. —Charlotte Perkins Gilman, in Harper’s Bazar.

ITEMS OF INTEREST

Smile’s Face’Value

Light passes from the moon to the earth in one and one-quarter seconds. Variations of temperature in the ocean do not exist at a greater depth than 600 feet.

Although! most of us would hesitate to express what might be termed the face value of the “modern smile,” we certainly realize at times that it is a form of currency which is depreciating. In the “modern smile” we recognize the crude, official thing which neither illuminates, cheers, nor bridges awful gaps of silence. It may savor of suggesting a wave of imbecility to declare that we ought all to smile more; but it is certainly true that the charm of a woman’s smile was once esteemed even above beauty.

The following is a quaint idea for providing funds for picnics and social evenings. It is carried on with much success at an Ashton-on-Mersey inn: A “knocking club” is connected with the inn, and when a customer calls for refreshments he is expected to knock on the table or counter before drinking. If he fails to do this he is fined one penny. Anyone who wrongfully accuses another of breaking this unique rule is also fined. The money thus obtained provides funds for many enjoyable outings and pleasant evenings during the course of the year. At another hotel, known as the Old Hundred, customers are allowed only one drink. If one is not sufficient to

/hen light and shade together flow—/hen dawns some scene I not yet know, Let me draw back one fluttering breath, 'o say, to all I’ve loved below, “I have been thankful —in my

While exploring the woods of Caldwell, N. J., Miss Anna Dodge, of Brooklyn, found a blackbird’s nest, and in it was a diamond ring worth $350.

Yet they catch my spirit trying To interpret their replying To the sympathetic sighing Of the breezes from the West — “We have garnished London’s lean-

Study the Soil

death!” —Edith M. Thomas, in Harper’s Ba-

On most farms there are two or three and often more kinds of soil. Crops which produce abundantly on one soil do poorly on other soils. The thinking farmer is the man who knows the capabilities of his various soils as he does the capabilities and adaptability of his machinery and teams to do certain kinds of work. A study of soils is one of the most fascinating and profitable studies to which

ness With a tiny spot of greenness, We have touched man’s sordid meanness

ERE MAN HANDS OUT REAL DOPE FOR GIRLS

With God’s best

When Anyone Is Mi

Don’t forget, if you have an invalid m the house, that, before taking any meal up to him, it is always wise to ascertain if he is ready for it. It la

So these leaves of nightly musing For a stem my heart are using Till they fail to meet the bruising

Tells Them to Get Busy about House

Instead of Gadding

their shadows, Wavh city paving Yield the hope some scul is craving Ere they die. —London Daily News.

little meal, all piping hot. and find that the invalid wants his hands washed

The largest oil painting in the world is one by Tintoretti, entitled “Paradise.” It is feet in height and 84 feet in width, and may now be seen in the Doge’s Palace, Venice. The noiseless rifle invented by Hiram Maxim was recently tested in London. It sent a 32-calibre bullet through two directories, at a distance of 600 yards. The only perceptible sound heard was that -of the trigger. A lawyer prosecuted a suit for di* Tee in behalf of the husband, was tak£n out in the public square and bounced on a blanket by the women of the place. To relieve the monotony of his movement, they sang to him sweetly, “Now we go up, up, up—now we go down, down, down.” But as the lav/yer had never been to the opera, and didn’t seem to care for music, he slid through a hole in the blanket before the serenade was over, and lit out for the prairie. The King-Pan, .a daily newspaper published in Pekin, is just entering on its thousandth year, having *been established in the year 908. It issues three editions a day, on different colored paper—yellow in the morning, white in the afternon, and pink in the evening.

the farmer can infrequently happens that the farmer can make a change in his fields and methods of farming which will result in a very favorable surprise. — Farmers’ Advocate.

*e obligeolx go out of the hotel and take a walk h% fore they are allowed to halve another

&&&&£?- -gins, wnether in Chicago, New York or Washington, or elsewhere, should quit the gay social whirl and be of some practical use to the world, according to Charles D. Lewis, editor of the Sociological Review, of Philadelphia. In an address before the Englewood Women’s Culture Club at Chicago on the bringing up of girls he said in the course of his talk that society girls should —

and his pillows shaken up, and various other little things attended to, and when the meal is finally tasted to have it pronounced “too cold.” The thing to do is first to see that the patient is all ready, then bring the meal.

Till recently the proprietor of an old-time hotel in Warwickshire used to invite all his customers to accompany him and his wife to the service at the parish church on Sunday mornings, which was situated on the opposite of the road, the house being closed while they were away. On returning each customer w r as invited to partake of refreshments offered by the hospitable landlord free of charge.

VALUE AND USE OF CROPS OF BUCKWHEAT

Prevention of Blackleg

To prevent blackleg vaccination is the only remedy which the Oklahoma experiment station can suggest. The only instrument necessary to administer the vaccine is a good, stout syringe, and with this anyone with a little care can administer vaccine. Young cattle should be vaccinated once a year, in March or April and again in October. If they are to be vaccinated only once, the work should probably be done in the spring, as the disease is more prevalent then than at any other season.

Some Points Concerning This Grain Worth Remembering.

111 Health Affects Skin

Sew buttons on old clothes when needed. Strive to bake bread without burning it to pieces. Study how to wash dishes without breaking them. Learn how to wash a man’s silk underwear without tearing. Learn to master the mysteries of the kitchen instead of the mysteries of the drawing room. “Society girls become vain and worthless,” said Editor Lewis, “because they are petted and coddled too much before marrieage. The fact of the matter is that they have altogether too much leisure and not enough work.

There is probably no part of the body so quick to show the effect of poor health as the skin. The case of the girl with the poor, blotchy skin is no longer treated lightly, but is given time and attention. The trouble is not merely superficial but it demands skillful treatment. The removal of the cause must be affected before the complexion will clear. Overeating, breathing impure air, lack of sleep and emotions are bound to show their effects upon the skin.

Buckwheat is a good crop to grow on weedy lands, it is a nitrogen gatherer like clover; it may be sown late, with safety, when the rush of other seeding is over, and it is a good yielder. Buckwheat flour made into cakes becomes one of the luxuries of life. For the dairy cow there is no better feed than the middlings or shorts resulting from the flour that delights the humans of the home. Whole buckwheat has about the feeding value of corn, but its middlings has a high protein content, 22 per cent.., oil meal has 28 per cent., and the manure from that feed is rich in nitrggen. Ground buckwheat made into a thick slop is good for the brood sow, and its flavor soon induces the little pigs to learn to eat. Horses eat whole buckwheat and they seem to do well on it and welcome it to break a monotonous diet. Fowls like it, and relish it for a long time continuously. As a crop for home consumption, as a weed .killer and nitrogen source to land buckwheat deserves a recognition that it does not get, and more of it should be grown; not in large quantity, unless to be used as a weed destroyer and to plow under as a fertilizer, but moderately. In the Eastern States, especially New England, a patch of buckwheat will be found on nearly every farm, and when in bloom it adorns the landscape, delights the bees and gives promise of delightful breakfasts during the coming winter, around the family table and in the dairy cow’s stable.

Visitors to a certain hotel in Aberdeenshire who wear brown boots must remember to keep them in their room over night. Otherwise the boots will be blacked, regardless of the original color of the same. In one of the rooms of a Dumfries public house is an old armchair which is said to have been frequently used by the poet Burns.

A rural mail-carrier in Iowa covers his route with a motor-cycle. His route is twenty-five miles long and he serves seventy-five patrons. He gets over the ground in two hours, whereas it formerly took from six to eight hours with a horse. It is not unlikely that in time many rural routes will be covered with motor-cycles. In Mr. Beerbohm Tree’s recent production of “The Merchant of Venice,” at his London theater, he introduced real Jews to form the crowd in the Ghetto. When Mr. Tree first met his Jewish crowd he informed them that the Christians in the play would affect to spit upon them. “Understand/’ said Mr. Tree, “it will not be real, but only pretense.” He then informed them as to the proposed remuneration. One old man looked wistfully at Mr. Tree and said at last: “I say, sir, couldn’t you make the pay a little more and let them spit?”

Green Food for Poultry,

The value of green food for pqultry lies in the aid it renders the digestion of other foods and in the effect of distending or adding bulk to the ration, besides affording various and valuable nutrients, particularly protein, which food constituent is indispensable in the growth of any animal. Protein is the element of food which produces bone and muscle, and any growing animal in order to thrive must have the required amount.

A DRAGON HUNT.

From the Ionian Isles

Styles for evening frocks are so novel that no one takes to them at first. They are so Grecian that one must be educated in the Grecian modes in order to appreciate the drapings, which, to say the least, are made to swing about the body like sheets. Some of the dresses appear to be composed of but one piece, wrapped around and around the body.

It Took Place in Turkey and Was a

Great Success

“They go gadding about in automobiles and spend much precious time at the matinees eating chocolate candies with foolish young men in swallowtailed coats.

“Yes, 1 wunst hunted dragons, and the hunt was successful, too,” said a sailor.

“It was on Eyoub, the native quarter of old Constantinople. I lived there with my wife, a Circassian gal, Fatmah by name, and cornin’ home from the calf one night—” “Calf?”

“When they marry they bring to their husbands superficial beauty, plenty of vanity, and a smattering of book learning. That is about the limit of their accomplishments.”

Newest Outing Hats

Silage For Beef

If a woman sees a soft white hat in fawn or brown velour trimmed with a grouse wing and a ribbon, she must not buy it for herself, but take it home for husband or brother. This is the newest importation in outing hats for men. So far they have not been worn, but the shops are making every effort to sell them.

Everywhere the feeding of silage to dairy cattle and beef cattle, horses and hogs is attracting each year more and more attention. The Ohio experiment station has recently completed a test in which it was established that corn silage under the conditions of the experiment had a value of $4.63 per ton in feeding for beef. In view of this, let any one not feeding silage consider what he is losing when an acre of corn makes ten to fifteen tons of silage.

“Sure! Calf. Don’t you know what a calf is? Kind of restaurant where you eat and drink and smoke. But where was I?”

Embroidered Tulle

Both nets and tulle or maline are shown embroidered in metal effects as well as colored silks. Maline bands embroidered in metal threads in the simple crochet stitch are shown, and these lacet rimming bands are shown in brown as well as cream and white, embroidered in gold threads. showing metal threads are mw handsome and decorative for cerfm purposes, notably for trimming vening wraps. Steel and silver, as well as gold, are used in embroidering the nets and places, and steel on gray and silver on rose red, with gold on white and green —for the laces are dyed all colors —are effective. Silver and mauve make one of the most charming possible color effects in these strimmings.

“You were coming home.” “Well, as we come home from the calf Fatmah grabbed my arm, pointed to the moon and gave a loud yell. The full moon behind the domes and minarets was goin’ into an eclipse. I laughed, but Fatmah says:

Let Others Drive

A chap may have a touring car Of sixty-horse or so, And scorn to hire a French chauffeur To make the critter go. Yet, though it be a boundless joy To chauff your own machine, Me for a quiet seat with her, Right back in the limousine. —Pick-Me-Up.

Use of Ribbon

A wide black satin ribbon tied in big loops at the back and edged at the top with a deep, full ruche of lace is the latest collar. It is usually accompanied by a jabot of the same lace as the ruche, and the jabot is long enough to fill in the front of the coat with which it is worn.

“ ‘A dragon, O my beloved,’ she saysg ‘is tryin’ to devour th,e mopn!’ shJ says. ‘If the faithful slay it not, ther| will be no more moonlight,’ says she —‘never!’

Plow Fowl Yards.

The fowl yards should be plowed up occasionally; this serves two purposes. It gives the fowls a chance to eat the worms and get rid of the trampled, unclean soil. Be sure that the pullets have plenty of good food during the summer if you expect them to develop and lay when eggs are scarce. —Farmers’ Home Journal.

“Then, by tar, begun the biggest racket I ever hear. All Eyoub was on a dragon hunt. From every housetop the faithful fired blunderbusses at the moon in the hope of killin’ the dragon. “When we got home I tried to explain to Fatmah what an eclipse was, but she thought I was laughin’ at her. So I gave up my explanations, and, with a pistol, each of us joined in the hunt, bangin’ away at the dragon from the winder turn and turn about.

His One Comfort

Rice In Place of Corn.

“But,” said the kind-hearted housekeeper, “don’t you know that in the /whole world there is no place like home?”

The farmers of the corn belt States may within a few years be able to raise enough rice to supply the markets of the world if the new variety of upland rice which F. N. Meyer recently has discovered in Northern China does all that is expected of it. Mr. Meyer is a special agent for the United States Department of Agriculture, recently from China, where he has spent three years searching for varieties of plants that would be likely to prove valuable if introduced into this country. This upland rice has been successfully grown in Manchuria for years. The climate there is much the same as that of the central corn belt States, and there seems to be no reason why it should not do as well here.

Cretonne Belts

Among the novelties in belts is one of cretonne or stamped linen. The background is white or dull ecru, and on it*are small flowers in bright colors.

“Sure, lady,” replied Walker Rhoads, “dat’s de reason I feel so happy travelin’ from place ter place.”—Minneapolis Journal.

AROUND THE FARM

Sometimes the net itself is silver or gold coated, and these are embroidered in colored silks. Many antique designs are embroidered on these nets or malines

Inexplicable

That low, wet ground will do well in Herd’s grass. Kill a sheep this fall and corn the meat. It is delicious. Never feed more to the animals than they will eat up clean. Often the pessimist needs a change of diet as much as anything else. Keep down the weeds in the fall. It will lighten the work in the spring. Pig raising is most successful where skim milk is a large part of the feed ration.

New Coats

“Napoleon continues to hold his place as a hero.”

“By crinus, we got him! The hunt was a success! The dead dragon dropped oft the moon, and she floated, round and silvery wunst more, above the palms and minarets standhT black agin the pale sky. “Fatmah claimed it was her shot what landed him, but I was always convinced it was my own.” —New Orleans Times-Democrat.

In the new coat models the narrow shoulder is the most pronounced feature. This is rather unfortunate, as the American figure never -looks well in narrow shoulders.

“Yes. I can’t understand it. He never made a three-bagger for the home team wdien the bases were filled and the score was tied.” —Chicago Rec-ord-Herald.

Concerning Shyness

Shyness is usually the result of inexperience. Contact with the world will always lessen and often cure ic. A bashful person is agonizingly conscious of herself and fancies that other people are thinking about her. She forgets that each person is necessarily much occupied with his “ego.” A friend of mine who lived in the country received a visit one day from a rural neighbor. She was distressed to find, on looking down, that there was a hole in the hem of her dress. The visitor also seemed to have his eyes fixed on this unlucky rent. Presently she could bear it no longer, and said: “Mr. X, I see that you are looking at the hole in my gown. I must apologize for it, but the truth is I did not know it was there till just now.” To which her visitor replied: “Oh no, indeed, Mrs. Z. I did not notice your dress was torn till you spoke of it. I was looking at a hole which has suddenly appeared in my shoe.” “Qui s’excuse s’accuse.” One should rarely apologize.—Harper’s Bazar.

Scarf Drapery

Princess styles hold their own admirably, and scarf drapery for waist, with long ends hanging down the clinging skirt, is to the fore immensely.

Symbolism

Stella —What will you give her for a wedding present? Bella —A loving cup. It has three handles to its name. —New York Sun.

The horticultural department at Ames has a special plant introduction garden where they are testing some of the plants introduced by Mr. Meyer and other explorers. Among these are a number of hardy varieties of apples and pears which will be valuable as foundation stock for breeding up varieties adapted to the northern part of the State. Another very interesting plant which is growing on the grounds there is a species of dogwood.—New York Evening Post.

Machinery all housed? You cannot afford to let the rust eat out the lining of your pocketbook. Irregular feeding is one contributory cause to horses acquiring the habit of bolting their feed. Put a mulch of strawy manure around the berry bushes and the grape vines, but don’t put on too early. Your first mistake is excusable, your second, never; for no man has any business making the same mistake twice.

A Scream.

Song Writer —Heard my latest lingering tilt, old man? It’s making the horridest kind of a hit with the girls. Vaudevillian —What’s it surnamed?

* FOL-DE-ROL

Eve's Daughters.

Knicker —It is startling the way that woman can dispose of her hips. Bocker —Well, she was made of a removable rib in the first place.—New York Sun.

Soft polka-dotted foulards are very good for general-wear shirt-waists. Many of the new broadcloths show polka-dot designs In graduated sizes. The polka-dotted goods are in one color, with darker dots on a lighter ground.

Song Writer —“How’d You Like to Be the Blarney Stone?” —Puck.

The Effects of Circumstances. A lady whose voice was quite mellow Attracted to her a nice fellow, Till one day a cow She thought raised a row. For her fellow she yelled with a bellow.

Talking On and Off the Stage

“A monologue artist on the stage is usually a man,” remarked the observer of events and things. “In real life it is usually a woman.” —Yonkers Statesman.

There is no doubt that the season of 1909 will show polka dots in quantities.

The dairyman’s profits come in during all the year. That is one reason why that type of farming is better than any other. A good herd of cows of one breed and in thrifty condition is the best kind of an index to the character of the farmer who owns them. Colts will not raise themselves. Hit-and-miss methods never yet produced the best horses. Remember that raising colts pays if you give them intelligent (&re. _

Animal Food for Hens

The hen seems to require more Or less animal food to do her best in the way of laying eggs. The most successful poultry raisers are pretty well agreed on this point. During recent years, since a number of experiment stations have investigated questions pertaining to successful poultry raising, additional assurance has been furnished that a pertain amount of ani■Mgyftood is egg Hktion. The Massachusetts station says on the point: “Judging from our own results and from those obtained by Wheeler of the Maine experiment station, it seems safe to conclude that animal albuminoids as measured by production possesses a much higher degree of efficiency than those derived from vegetable origin.”

Nearly every material is invaded by the polka-dot design, usually in the color of the gowns. The ribbed Ottoman silks will be much pushed the coming season, as all of the Parisian houses are using Ottoman ribbed silks. A feature of the new season’s gowns is the lavish use of fancy drops, tassels and ornaments in shades to har_mnn\ r 7.& with thp drCSS.

—Baltimore American

Agreed for Once

A Long-Felt Want. “I had a hair-raising experience this morning,” said the doctor. 1 “Wish I cpuld bump up again$| something like that,” said the bal* headed druggist.—Chicago News.

“A poor man’s chances for becoming rich,” declared the optimist, “are as good as they ever were.” “Yes,” grunted the pessimist, “just about.” —Louisville Courier-Journal.

Don'ts for Style.

Sacred Fire. see sacred fire which is burn-

What Ma Said

' Careful feeding can keep up the milk flow. It does not pay to let it run down, for once a smaller yield is established it cannot be increased until after another calving. The cold rains of the fall prove a great drain upon the vitality of the live stock. The farmer that does not provide shelter for the animals is working against his own interests. Not only place the farm machinery under cover, but oil it up so that atmospheric dampness will not rust the exposed bright parts. A little time now will save days of trouble next spring.

What not to do if one would be stylish includes the following precautions : other people wear, whether it suits you or not. It is not wearing incongruous' or unsuitable costumes just because they are the rage. It is not being overdressed or conspicuous or always sporting the latest novelty. It is not wearing clothes that cost a small fortune. Taste and a knowledge of what suits you outweigh dollars when it comes to style. It is selecting things that are becoming and individual, seeing that they are always kept in immaculate condition and carrying oneself so as to show them to the best advantage.

One sees a good manyTTacMWf white effects among the new goods. Bands of black and white are much used in trimming frocks. Some broadcloths have wide vertical stripes, and others barre stripes, ranging from hair-line stripes at one edge and four-inch stripes at V the other.

Little Girl (to lady visitor) —Please? Miss Jawerer, let me see your tongue. Miss J. (surprised)—Why, my dear? Little Girl —Why, ma said you’d no end of a tongue.—London Sketch.

ing in a temple known not to have been extinguished since the days of Rapbereth, who lived twelve centuries ago.

His Bluff Called

Fresh Reporter

“My dear, you grow prettier every day.”

“Yes,” said Stormington Barnes, “I love the stage. I am bound to it by many ties, as it were.” “Railroad ties?” queried the fresh reporter. —St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Pongees will be popular for waists. A pretty pongee waist displayed among some new models was entirely tucked all over the front, with the back perfectly plain. A new crepe satin, a new material sold under several different names, is being used for handsome costumes for afternoon year. It has a wool filling and a lustrous satin surface. White pique waists and those of otehr heavy white materials are shown for fall wear, built on the new, different lines —that is, with scant tightfitting sleeve and broad shoulder.

“And shabbier, John. Compliments are ail very well, but I’d like to see a little ready cash occasionally.”

The Veterinarians

The good veterinarian should b© encouraged, for the country needs him. The good veterinarian is almost always the graduate of a veterinary college. There are a great many unskillful and unscientific men practicing as veterinarians today. They have not passed through the veterinary schools and their information is largely picked up. In picking up this information they have gathered with it a good deal of misinformation. The latter makes the unqualified veterinarian a dangerous man. Many a good animal has been ruined by being treated for a disease he did not have, or by being given a medicine dangerous in the hands of a man not understanding it.

Still Talking

Worse and More of It,

First Commuter — Does your wife saw wood? That’s the rumor.

A tidbit in the way of a piece of sugar or an apple will prove ideal in winning the confidence of the colt. Always have something for him, and you will be proud and delighted at the attention he will shower upon you. Grade up your dairy cows by using a pure bred bull. It may take a few years to do it, but each year saving the best of the heifer calves will give you in time a herd of sows that will prove far more profitable than your present herd. Raise the best crops you can and sell them at the best price you can, but don’t speculate. The farmer that begins to deal on the grain market has taken his first step to ruin, for nothing but failure and loss ever come to the farmer who tried his hand at the game.

Grumbell —Most women have but one idea, and that’s dress. Jenks —Huh! My wife has about/a dozen ideas on all that subject.—Houston Post.

Second Commuter — She does not; neither does she say anything. —New York Press.

Concerning Woman's Beauty

Man in Africa likes his %omen large and round, and fattens them in darkened huts, like Hamburg geese. Man in England likes them strong and brave. Man in India likes them soft and submissive. Man in America likes

Under Fire

May—There were several army officers there, but not one of them asked me to dance.

Doing It Thoroughly.

Hixon —Hello, old chap! You’re looking well this morning.* Dixon —You bet I am! I’m looking for a man who owes me $10. —Chicago News.

them almost any way, it would ap pear.

Dress skirts all show the influence of the sheath furore. The circular gored model will be the popular development. Skirts slashed on the side are numerous, the openings filled with plaits or trimmings of some kind. Charming for wear with tailored suits are waists of dyed nets in colors to match thes uit. They are tucked and have the new long, tucked sleeves and just a touch of soft, rich color in the way of Persian bands i&r .trimming.

Belie —And they are accustomed to the smell of powder too!—Judge.

But his changeful standards of taste have played hob with beauty. There are few women who even know the right proportions of the human figure, or would care to have them if they did. Feeble little feet, futile little

The Worst Yet

Although it makes me mad when men Talk “shop,” it makes me hopping To be among the women when They start in talking shopping. —Denver News-Times.

Life

Life’s a poker game at best, The cards are dealt and none can stay ’em; It’s up to you to do the rest, Buck in and play ’em. —Detroit Free Press.

hands, fragile little bodies he has de

Keep Cows Clean.

manded and produced. “Woman’s i weakness is her charm,” says the arbiter in one of his moods. Women are growing stronger now,

Some of the cows that are to be seen in the pastures at this time of year are a disgrace to agriculture.

The overbearing are seldom burdened with brains.