The Syracuse Journal, Volume 22, Number 19, Syracuse, Kosciusko County, 5 September 1929 — Page 3

Simplicity One Good Feature of This Attractive Building '• ' \ ||jj; 1 J > frG ] : ’| So many houses are being built without porches these days that many will welcome a design offering an ample front porch with all the summer evening comforts that it suggests as an outdoor living room almost as large as the indoor living room itself.

By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give .advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to practical home building, for the readers of this paper. On account of his ■wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 467 South Dearborn Street, Chicago. 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Simplicity is one of the good fea* rures of the home building design shown in the accompanying illustration. But what will be most interesting to s the prospective home builder is the fact that this house can be built for a minimum sum. The house is not large, being 22 feet -deep and 26 feet wide. It contains five large rooms. How these rooms Kitchen iO'0“XI0’6" I wingßm. I'6"X 17'6“ DiningM \ lO’O'XlZ'O" I * z I as o" —*4 Porch ■ ■ M ■ First Floor Plan. are arranged and the sizes of each are shown in the floor plan reproduced with the exterior tiew. This house is of a simple construction set on a concrete foundation with clapboard siding. It is what is known Green and White Good Colors for Bathroom The bathroom, like the kitchen, has suffered in the past from stereotyped color schemes. » It is a fairly safe wager that out of ten houses nine have bathrooms tiled or painted in white, with an occasional spot of blue in rug. towels or curtains. Blue and white, while an excellent and refreshing color combination, has its limitations, chief of which is ils commonplaceness. Green and white, yellow and white, blue and cream are just as appropriate and much more distinctive. In planning the bathroom it is desirable to consider high gloss enamel and board for the walls, especially when tile of the desired color and quality is beyond the family pocketbook. Wall board can be had in tile design, and high gloss enamel, with its infinite color range, is washable and impervious to steam and heat. It looks well, wears well and costs but little —three items of importance to the builder of a modern small home. If tile can be had, however, apply the •same principles of decoration as when paint is used. Tile or wall board is used'as a dado, reaching about half way up the wall. The rest of the wall is painted or enameled. The woodwork usually is finished with high gloss enamel. This gives considerable latitude in selecting a color scheme. Should a white dado be preferred, the wall above might be painted pale green. White woodwork, to match the fixtures, is ordinarily used. A brightcolored rag rug is always attractive in the bathroom, and, instead of the usual white curtains, some of green and white gingham might be used to advantage. An attractive bathroom is one whose walls are painted pale gray and ■whose curtains and other accessories show tones of red. orange or yellow. One of the most attractive bathrooms in recent model houses was one in which the wall board tiling was used. This and the woodwork were painted white. The walls above were painted deep

How Both Ends of Paint Brush Work Everybody knows that a paint brush is made up of two main parts—the bristles that spread the paint and the handle that the painter grasps. What may not be so apparent is the wisdom of knowing in any painting job just what is going on both the handle end and on the bristle end. At the bristle end of the brush we have the materials for the work to be done, the white-lead, linseed oil and tinting eblors. These must be mixed and tinted to the Individual taste and applied in such a manner as to insure a satisfactory and lasting job, and it is in this end of the work that the competent painter proves his worth. Some people upon deciding to have a room decorated or a house painted, think first of how cheaply the job can be done Instead of taking into consid-. eration the fact that in the long run’ the painter who charges a little more and guarantees a perfect job Is by far the cheapest painter of all. Good painters, men of reputation,

as a two-gable house. The wide terraced porch with the artistic pitch of porch roof and the exposed roof rafters give it an attractive exterior appearance. The exterior arrangement is rather unusual. The entry door leads into one corner of the living room, which r iiiiib . | ? r t BedWi Hl i no-x.7'6- \ 0.0.1 bed room I I IOO’’XI4'6" J cio / II I|l in -| J ’ - | Second Floor Plan. is 14 feet 6 inches by 17 feet 6 inches. This room occupies one end of the house. At the other is a dining rooted at the front and the kitchen directly back of it. An open stairway running out of the rear of the living room leads to the second floor where there are two bedrooms and bathroom. The size of these bedrooms will appeal to a great many prospective home builders as one is 11 feet by 17 feet 6 inches and the other is Id feet by 14 feet 6 inches. Both are corner rooms. Because of the pitch of the roof there is an unusual amount of closet space on the second floor. For the small family this is an exceptionally good design. cream, with a stenciled border of .conventional flower design in rose, blue and green separating the dado and the walls. Chintz curtains, repeating these colors, hung at the window, and on the floor, which was painted blue, was a cheerful little braided rug. One of the most interesting experiments in modern homes and modern decoration is the varied use of color. It is as though homemakers had suddenly discovered that their most helpful and faithful ally in the creation of a beautiful and distinctive home is color, which costs little and contributes much. , Folding Ironing Board. Adjustable to Height An ironing board that is always ready for use and' never in the way, that is kept free from dust, that will not warp, crack or split, that can be adjusted to a comfortable height, that has no flimsy, folding legs, that is stable and strong, that requires no heavy lifting—these are some of the advantages offered by a folding ironing board in its built-in wall case that make it well worth the few cents a week that it will cost over the long time it lasts. Ready Mixed Paints Called the Surest Practically all paints contain as one of the most necessary ingredients an oxidizing oil like linseed oil. The proper proportion of white lead and other ingredients with oil can sometimes be worked out fairly satisfactory by an expert painter on the job, but the paint manufacturers can mix paint so much more expertly than anyone can possibly do it by hand that the use of ready-mixed paints is strongly recommenced. Closets Every bedroom should have a commodious clothes closet, and if more than one person is to use the room, a separate closet for each is a provision that will make much for peace and comfort. Closet equipment has had many additions and improvements in the last few years.

are forever on the lookout for new ideas in decoration, for means of doing the work so that it will last longer. And although as a result they may charge more they will invariably stand back of the work after it has been done. Therefore although almost everybody can handle a paint brush after a fashion it is well to bear In mind that a brush has two ends, and that to obtain the best results the quality of the materials and the reputation of the painter must both be given first consideration before price enters into the painting plans. Home Value Based on Period of Usefulness Special hardwood floors, overdecorated and futile fireplaces, elaborate sun porches and certain frills and luxuries often make a buyer forget some of the far more Important points. JThe value and usefulness of a house is not determined by whatever may first strike the eye, but by its general usefulness over a long period of years.

■■ |E=SSS== i ■ ■■»■!■ CULLING METHODS QUITE IMPORTANT Much Money Lost Each Year by Unskilled Manner. All the good methods in building a profitable poultry flock may be fol- .’ lowed but if culling is not practiced, the results are disappointing. “Culling is one of the most discussed phases of poultry work," says C. F. Parrish, poultry extension specialist at the North Carolina State college. “There is a great deal of money lost each year on unskilled and ill-timed culling. Most poultrymen are elastic in their culling practices, leaving weaklings, short and round backed birds, deformed or undersized chicks with the hope that these may develop into profitable birds. This is bad. Such birds are always costly. Culling must start with the baby chicks and space may be saved and disease eliminated if the baby chicks are rigidly culled.” This culling needs to be followed on through the growing stage and when the pullets are transferred to the laying house in the fall, the good poultryman will pull out the weaklings that may have been overlooked earlier. If egg production drops suddenly, it may be a case of poor feed or disease but when birds have gone eight months and have not laid, it means that they are from low-pro-ducing stock and should be disposed of. The laying flock should be culled at least once each month, says Mr. Parrish. Then when egg prices drop in the spring, another rigid culling should take place with only the best hens in the flock kept in the laying house. The virtue of this plan is that the hens are marketed as they become culls and no birds are kept that are not paying their way in egg production. In such cases, also, the hens are not all dumped on the market when prices may be low. To cull properly, Mr. Parrish suggests giving attention to the comb, health, eyes, molt, pelvic bones, flexibility of the abdomen, shank and beak, vent color and weight. Rape Sometimes Used as Green Poultry Feed Rape is sometimes used as green feed for poultry and the field will probably be all right as a goose pasture. In the fence corners and pos.sibly throughout the field, there will be more or less other green plants and pasture grasses which will to vary the ration. Some poultrymen have cut rape and used it for green feed for penned flocks on limited ranges. They plant it in drills and do not cut below the crown so the green feed can be harvested several times during the summer. Geese will thrive on almost any kind of pasture grass that a cow will eat and will eat almost any grass or vegetable or growing plant that j chickens will eat. Most goose breeders do not use rape for pasture, however, but keep the geese on clover pasture land or on low grassy areas not used for crops. — . Cockerels as Broilers Those who have been advocating putting the as broilers rather than keeping them longer in order to get more weight on them will be interested in the findings of the New Hampshire Agricultural college. After numerous experiments, they have satisfied themselves that it takes but seven to eight pounds of feed to produce a broiler weighing two pounds, while it takes anywhere from 12 to 20 pounds of feed for each succeeding pound up to six pounds. It is selfevident then that it does not pay market poultry men to hold their cockerels to get the six pounds in weight. The poultry editor has always been advising you to get rid of your cockerels long before they eat their heads off, so to speak. Gains for Chicks Chicks make the cheapest and most rapid gains when they are young. It is therefore essential that an ample amount of good wholesome food be kept constantly before the birds. Mash hoppers should be of sufficient size so that a large majority' of the chicks can eat at the same time, thereby avoiding the constant fighting and crowding for room to eat. The outdoor mash hopper of adequate size is very desirable for developing the young stock. All feeding utensils should be kept clean. Grasshopper Control Turkeys are a great aid in keeping grasshoppers under control. They require little feed and little investment in the way of buildings. Their need of a wide, free range makes it somewhat difficult to grow them In thickly settled countries. Grown turkeys are extremely hardy, but young poults need considerable care. A little water on the feathers, cold feet, a bit of spoiled food, or even one louse, will kill them at this sjage. Poults should be watched until well feathered. Roup Contagious Roup is very contagious. In the fall it often attacks entire flocks, especially in poorly ventilated houses. A light form of roup can usually be cured by giving better ventilation. In addition to correcting the ventilation, put enough permanganate of potash In the drinking water to turn the water a deep pink. The more severe type of roup is very hard to cure. Isolate a sick hen immediately and thus prevent a spread of the disease.

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Traditions of Sheep Disprovec Coverings of Wool Over the Face Does Not Indicate Its Quality. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. > Traditionally sheepmen have believed that the best sheep have coverings of wool over their faces. Another common belief was that folds around the neck and shoulders of a sheep was an indication of a fleece of superior quality and value. An other idea commonly held was that the weaker exercised a controlling influence in the quality and quantity of wool. Bring Out Facts. Research work by the United States Department of Agriculture has disproved two of these ideas and confirmed the other, but with a highly important modification To bring out the facts!, the department workers have for years carried on painstaking investigations, using methods which they admit seem wasteful and useless until the methods and results are understood. The bureau of animal industry maintains a flock of sheep in east ern Idaho. Each June at shearing time each sheep is identified, weighed, and sheared. The staple is rneas ured. The fleece is weighed ' A sain pie is inclosed in a tin container and sent to the United States Experiment farm, Beltsville. Md. In the wooi laboratory skilled workers dry the samples in an electric conditioning oven and get the moisture free weight. They remove grease with carbon tetrachloride and the dirt, by a special scouring process. Another drying makes possible a determination of the weight of clean wool and of dirt. Thus it is possible to compile a complete record of each sheep's production each year and for succes sive years. Constant Culling Wise. These records have disproved the first two ideas which were widely believed. Weather does make some dis ferenee in wool production, but there is much more difference between in dividual sheep in one season than there is between flocks in different seasons. This points the wisdom of constant culling of low-yielding ewes and selective breeding for heavy fleece production. Application of these facts on the sheep ranges is returning to sheepmen each year many times the cost of the research, says E. W. Sheets, who is in charge of the animal husbandry work of the Department of Agriculture. Swine Having Constant Access to Water Thrive It has been demonstrated many times by experiment stations as well as by thousands of producers that hogs do better and make larger gains from a given amount of feed when they have constant access to water. Normally a hog drinks only small quantities at a time, but it likes to drink often. It will drink several times during one feeding period when it can run to a self-feeder at will When the feed is thrown on the ground or on a feeding-floor where the individual hog must eat in competition with a large group, it is not likely to stop for water so long as there is grain to eat. But when it can run to a self-feeder it soon learns that there will be plenty of feed left when it returns. Then it begins to eat more deliberately and to drink several times bes re it has satisfied its hunger. Feed Market Chickens as Much as Possible AH chickens intended for the early market should receive as much food as they will consume four times daily Under good management it is possible to add half a pound weekly to the weight of birds which have been specially bred for the table. Os course, in every flock there will always be a few birds with a tendency to put on very little flesh—in fact, there is often some difficulty in main mining their weight. Such birds should be marketed without delay. If kept for special fat tening they frequently drift into an unmarketable condition. Valuable Pork Crop Rape is one of the valuable crops for pork production. Although it is not a legume, rape compares favorably in composition with alfalfa and clover and is particularly valuable as a forage to help out these two crops during July and August when they are likely to make short growth. Rape ranks close to alfalfa in the number of hogs it will pasture per acre. With a favorable season it will support from ten to twenty shoats. Farm Notes A good draft horse is a ready and willing worker and is neither irritable nor nervous. • • • Pullets and cockerels should be kept in separate flocks if they are to develop as they should. • • • Fewer mistakes in culling hens will be made when the flock has been properly fed and the hens given a chance to lay as many eggs as they are capable of producing. • • • Brace or bolt the main limbs of badly crotchet! trees before the load of fruit spreads the limbs appreciably. Particular attention should be given to Northern Spy and Northwest Greening. ♦ • * The farmer who raises a few colts now will have a good source of extra income within the next few years. | With a shortage of horses in prospect, colts foaled this year will sell for good prices in a couple of years.

Around®! CONTROL BORERS WITH CHEMICAL Paradichlorobenzene About Tree Is Effective. Peach tree borers have played havoc in some orchards but they may easily be controlled by using a chemical called P-C-Benzene. “The full and correct name of this chemical is paradichlorobenzene,” says C. H. Brannon, extension entomologist at the North Carolina State college. “Despite its tongue-twisting name, however, it is very effective in controlling the peach tree borer. If it is applied around the base of the tree in the right manner and at the proper time, from 90 to 100 per cent control will be secured. The method of using this chemical has been tested in both experimental and commercial orchards and growers are advised to use it regularly each year.” P-C-Benzene can be used on trees four years of age and older with perfect safety, states Mr. Brannon. It younger trees are badly infested, they may be treated with one-half ounce of the chemical. Trees four and five years of age should get three-fourths of »n ounce eachtgrees six years of age and older should get a full ounce and veryold trees with large trunks should get an ounce and a fourth. The time of application is especially important. For North Carolina conditions, this time should be between September 25 and October 10, These dates should be closely followed if best results are to be obtained, states Mr. Brannon. In applying the P-C-Benzene, the crust of the soil is broken and smoothed off above the highest borer hole. The chemical is about like ( granulated sugar and gives off a gas that penetrates downward into the borer holes. Scrape away the gum and apply the chemical in a continuous ring about an inch wide and about an inch from the trunk. Several shovels of dirt should then be placed over the crystals and packed into a mound with , the back of the shovel. Amount of Nitrogen Will Depend Greatly on Soil On only the very richest of ground can the peach grower afford to leave off the application of nitrogen to his bearing trees. On many of the poorer soils it will pay well to apply' nitrogen to trees below the bearing age. This will aid the trees to get the necessary - size for good production in less years than will otherwise be necessary. Too much nitrogen, especially in a wet year can be a serious disadvantage to the grower. When a great excess of nitrogen is present with the greater induced growth, the fruit is more susceptible to brown rot and other diseases and the shipping quality of the undiseased fruit is much poorer. Just what the proper amount of nitrogen will be depends upon the soil and the size of the crop which the trees are carrying. Three Most Promising Varieties of Cherries The late California plant breeder. Luther Burbank, gave much attention to cherries, and three promising vari- ] eties of sweet cherries were distrib- , uted by him within recent years: Abundance, Giant and Burbank. The first two have been grown by the New York experiment station and their behavior under eastern conditions is given in their bulletin series on “New and Noteworthy Fruits.” As grown In New York. Abundance is described as a “splendid late cherry of the Napoleon type. One of the best of Burbank’s new fruits.” As to Giant, “the quality is splendid and the cherries do not crack.” > » Horticultural Facts Trees like the peach, which start new branches readily from the central trunk, but the twigs of which tend to dry out badly, should be cut back most severely. One of the useful features that has been developed in connection with apple storage problems is the use of oiled paper wraps for the prevention of scald and the better keeping quality of the fruit. • • ♦ Sow the cover crop in the cultivated orchard now. Crimson clover, crimson clover and oats, mammoth clover, rye and vetch are all good. Only remember that if rye is sown it should be turned under in the spring. * • * Lime sulphur solution should be made in an iron kettle over a fire or in a steam boiler. ♦ • • Nowhere* does clean, careful cultivation pay better than in a vineyard. It should be thorough, extending under the trellis when put up. and working up all the soil in the row. • * » Now and then a peach tree or a nectarine tree bear fruit that is half nectarine and half peach. That’s how closely the two fruits are related. • * * Trees girdled by rodents during the winter may be saved by bridge-graft-ing. * * • Half the failures in getting trees to grow and thrive can be laid directly to faulty preparation of the soil. • * * Winter vetch has proved the most valuable orchard cover crop after seven years’ tests at the Kansas experl ment station. It should be planted, es pecially in the young orchard, about the middle of August at the rate ot 30 pounds to the acre covered.

DAIRYf FACTS FEED COWS GRAIN WHEN ON PASTURE Keeps Up Milk Flow for Fall Production. The better dairyman knows that it pays to feed his cows in the summer as well as in winter, says G. W. Tailby, Jr., of the New York State College of Agriculture. For the past ten years dairymen in all parts of New York state have been feeding their cows better in the summer. As an example of results from rec-ord-keeping and better feeding, Mr. Tailby spoke of a dairyman in Oswego county who, five years ago had 16 cows which produced 5,335 pounds of milk with 174 pounds of butterfat: the next year 17 cows produced 6.843 pounds of milk with 233.5 pounds butterfat; the third year 13 cows produced 5,777 pounds of milk with 197.4 pounds of butterfat, and the fourth year 14 cows produced 9,579 pounds of milk with 31S pounds of butterfat. During the first summer the cows were fed no grain during June or July and only four pounds a cow a day during August. During the fourth summer, the cows received an average of four pounds a day. and were fed somewhat according to production, although they were still underfed. The 9,579 pounds average for the fourth year was at least partly due to better summer feeding. One dairy herd improvement association member said recently. “I find that it pays to keep the cows in the barn until June 1. Then the grass has a good start and has some substance in it. My cows have good pasture for June, but I continue to give them a little grain, about four pounds a day. Soon after July 1, I begin to cut green alfalfa for them and also increase the grain. *This holds up the milk flow and keeps the cows iu condition for next fall.” “ # J! -*■**• Cows Require Liberal Amount of Water Always Unless cows are given a constant supply of pure, fresh water, the milk supply will be seriously impaired. Cows’ milk is about 87 per cent water; unless she gets plenty of water, milk formation will not be carried on. A cow will drink anywhere from 10 to 15 gallons of water per day and more during warm weather. In summer time the dairy water supply should be protected so that it does not become stagnant or sour. -Disease germs taken in through that water may be carried into the milk. In winter time see that the water is slightly warmed before it Is given to the cows. Ice cold water is not productive to the heavy drinking which helps milk production. Individual drinking cups for cows seems to be the ideal solution of the dairy water supply problem. Dairymen have found that the installation of individual drinking cups pays for itself in n comparatively short time in increased milk flow. W hen a cow has water at hand all the time, she will constantly drink it. .. Grain Supplement Must Be Furnished in Summer Should grain be fed to dairy cows on pasture? Since spring and summer grass is relatively low in nutrients, a cow producing 25 to ”0 pounds of milk per day must eat about 156 to 300 pounds of grass in order to get enough feed for her daily requirements. Since this is practically impossible, a grain supplement must be given. For cows producing 20 to 35 pounds of milk per day, a mixture of the ordinary farm grains such as oats, corn, wheat bran, and barley fed at the rate of one pound of grain to four to six pounds of milk produced per day will be sufficient. For cows producing more than 35 pounds of milk per day, the ration should contain a high protein concentrate mixture. Most Important Factor in Lowering Milk Cost The, Ohio station several years ago showed that corn silage saved the dairy farmer 10 cents a pound on the cost of producing a pound of butter, and 40 cents on the cost of producing a hundred pounds of milk. Several other experiment stations have shown figures that range from 6 to 15 cents saving on the cost of butter and from 25 to 75 cents on the cost of a hundred pounds of milk. Many of the early cow testing associations also demonstrated that the silo was one of the most important factors in lowering the cost of milk. Classes of Feeds Feeds are roughly divided into two classes, based upon physical characteristics and composition: (1) Concentrates, such as farm grains and milk by-products. These are heavy in proportion to volume and contain a small proportion of fiber, or woody material. (2) Roughages, such as hay, straw, silage, grass, and roots. Feeds of this class are bulky. Roughages that are high in water content, such as fresh, green grass, roots, and silage, are termed succulent feeds. No Cure for Scours There is no known cure for white scours. White scours must be prevented. The white scours germ attacks the new born calf through the navel cord. The germs breed in filth and damp places. The way to prevent this is to keep the calf’s quarters elean. Always have them bedded with dean, dry, bright straw. The lowa experiment station reports that where fanners kept their calf stalls clean there was practically no loss from white scours.

Isob i • ii ; b : mimi :: Love’s Green Eyes 'T'HE true tint ot love is rather * roseate, but a tinge of green often flares forth just to offset the steady glow of love’s own light. It is the green of Jealousy. How much ot human affection is discolored by the suspicious shade of green! But beAri? we go on to blame the jealous lover and discountenance the green of his or her glances, let us be fair enough to observe that jealousy can be a sign of ardent love. Indeed, unless there be the everlasting possibility of jealousy, there can hardly be love in the romantic sense of that old term. Just as red cannot exist as a color without Its contrast in green, so love cannot live and express itself without the possibility of its opposite hue—ttie green of envy, ot down right jealousy. But if jealousy is all right as a sign of love, it is to be condemned on the ground that ft is selfish. Os course, there must be a certain amount of selfishness with human! love, for it is something very different from altruism, or unselfishness. We may have sympathy for people in the slums or for the heathen in t’tiina. but that sort of feeling is not at all the. way Romeo felt for .lulirjt. You don’t have to attend night school to learn that, girls. Then, again, jealousy is to be frowned upon as a human emotion because it is a form ot fear. Maybe we might call it jealophobia and be high brow It is the fear that somebody is going to lift our sweet pa- v tootle, and that’s a lift we don’t want anybody to give us. Now. comes the deep part of; the jealousy business, and I want you to follow me in the paradox which I’m going to spring on you. Don’t say I’m wrong until you’ve thought it over. It’s something which I’ll put in the form of an illustration: A man loves a girl and finds that she’s a bit coquettish. She makes goo-goo eyes at another man. Now. as long as man number two doesn’t take any partic-, ular notice ot these little winks, the lover man isn’t jealous, although he 'isn’t exactly tickled pink. At any rate, he doesn’t show the jealous green. On the other hand, it some other man takes special notice, wants her 1 phone number, etc., the lover-man is livid with the green of jealousy. It doesn’t make any difference whether the girl’s interested or not. She may even despise the other man. it’s the idea that some one is trying to supplant him. That’s what gives the lover his green feeling. Now this is just the reverse of what you’d expect, for you imagine you want to be sure of your sweetie's affections. Fact of the matter is that you’re afraid of losing her, or him. as the case may be. Better have your sweetheart love another than to have another love her—that’s jealousy, and it’s very primitive and unbecoming. Obey and Cherish , A WOMAN is perfectly frank when" she drops the word “obey” from the marriage ceremony. The man Will promises to “cherish,” but he has his fingers crossed when he says it. But what difference does it make? The bride is so scared that she doesn’t know what she’s saying, and as for the groom—well, he’s a man. * The flapper is outside looking in oh this marriage game, which seldom runs into extra innings. When she listens in on the marital microphone, she gets one earful. “Obey!” Oh, boy! That was all right when the man was the nead ot the we.ks. but when he’s a bank clerk, counter jumper, or coconut salesman, and you crawl out of bed at seven a. m„ just to choke off the alarm clock, and wrap yourself around a cup of coffee and an egg. and hike along with the other girl scouts—no. sir; no obey in that. The average bride gets so muchobey stuff at the office from the boss that she doesn’t want any in the home from the hubby. With the old style marriage, which went out with the bicycle, bride and groom swapped vows at the altar. She was perfectly willing to obey because he was just as ready to cherish. But when the man began to ease up on the cherishing business, the bride put the soft needle on the obey record. To cherish a woman means to support her in the style to which she has accustomed herself, and then some. This may not be easy for a man unless he goes to Florida, but then he must not expect his bride to take any dictation from him. My idea of marriage is that we girls enter the League with reservations. Then we’ll say to our men, “If you’ll cherish me with a good line of feed and silk underwear. I’ll obey you ,to the end of the chapter.” But the men want us to keep our word while they are dropping theirs. It isn’t fair. They’ve got to brace up and do some cherishing, or marriage will go to the dachshunds. I’d like to find a first-class cherisher so that 1 could throw up this little old job. But then I’d have to speak my piece with “obey” in it, and I’m not quite ready for that. (© the Bell Syndicate. Inc.l North Star's Visibility The North star is not exactly at the North pole of the heavens and consequently travels around it in a small circle. Theoretically the North star could be seen, under perfect at* mospheric condition, from the North pole to a point about 2 degrees south of the equator. World’s Longest Plant The kind of seaweed known as kelp is said to be the longest plant in the world. It has been known to reach a length of 1,500 feet.