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WHEN WOMEN SAVED THE HERD Common Sense and a Trocar in the Hands of an Expei ienttd Woman Put Alfalfa Bloat to Rout. i By Alta Booth Dunn. ' ! Mrs. Craig was planning meals for sharply at the (f»te, dismounted, knot- the thrashers and only subconsciously ted the tie rope about a convenient heard thtf talephone. "Oneâ€" twoâ€" fence post and ran toward the little three-" she counted. The ring end- group of neighbor women moving ed in a blurred jang-ling. • ivwiftly to t)ie dairy barn. While she was putting tlie li.l on the In a lield of grain .Hulible whu-h she teakettle the bell rang a tliird time, passed on licr way to the barn, Ne:i, an imperative summons. Mrs. Wilder's iwelve-year-o.d brother, "One -twoâ€" threeâ€" four lungs and was driving half a dozen cattle. Hi.-i a short -" the S-O-S call on the Sage hors^ was hard at the heels of any Creek rural line. showing an inclination to stop, and, hJ When she lifted the receiver from was lashin;^ reluctant ones with his the hook she recognized the voice of iiuirt and ytlling lustily the while. > Madge Wilder, the little bride living '-That'^ rght, Neddie." M't,. on the dairy farm a mile and a half Craig encouraged as the red-faced away. " 'â-  youngster paused for breath. "That "â€"semi men. Must --have helpâ€" treatment ought, to biing tham right awayâ€"" Madge's voice trailed through. They're not bnd." i into a sob. â-  I As the women who had come in "What's the matter?" .Helen Carson's car approach-.-l, Mr.s. "Ohâ€" ohâ€" !" she gasped. "Herm' Craig asked, "Can you go to town Katzâ€" the new hired manâ€" let the cat- for Mr. Wilder, Helen? He ou^ht to -I" tie into alfalfa â€" all bloated "Where's your hu.?band?" "In town delivering milk. 'Phone's out of orderâ€" can't reach him." Over the wire came a babel of wo- men's voice.": . Mr.--. Craig gathered in a flash that the men from all the nearby ranch o.s had gone to Gebhard's ^'"ixn apcAind(yfcfi£xip.poifi tea â-  t/iati/oti pa^tf cm A&d Ju>d€.. Jn diM/i t'jxficb ^Gu poA^ lO^umA tcuxort a cfizap tza -juriuJi wilt TTioAe p^^JiGpS f50 otcp^ tjtrui poufu: and tfcu pa;?/ tfm 6a/m£. ]0^1a/xonapcxiLrx'of%d^oi^ itjfuch eat^Jnj rrxmM aDaut250 oupS. ^ou will find ibda^y. tticAz /leallotli^fcLdlan .in ^^i Thse 7ea tAa/n eA/eA oelohz. ft i^ t/'tul A^ a zooA time tea . GSV.' TO KEEP WELL T. H. Estabrooks Co. be here and you can be of most ser- vice by fetchinjj him. If you can' find a veterinarian bring him too or the county agent." j "Of coursel" returned Helen as she ran back to her car. ! When Mr?. Craig rounded the cor- ner of the big barn, pandemonium con- to help with the thra.shing and though ' fronted her. The beasts lowed and the women were eager to be of assist- moane<l in agony. Shrill voices call-; ance, they v. ere at a los.'; to know , ed incoherent directions to which on ' what to do. Mrs. Craig had l&arn- 1 one gave heed. Madge, tear-stained, ed through bitter experience how to ' and dishevelleii; ran from stall to stall ! handle an animal suffering from bloat in the futile endeavor to respond to but she had never hear.l of such whole- -all the calls upon her. The twoj sale ralamiiy as this. Obviously carpenters worltevl clumsily but re-| some one had to take command of the solutely. .^-edgin^ gags of gunny; situation at once f"r the lives of more sacks into the mouths of struggling ' ^ _' ' " '^ ,, I, ,. „• 4. , j„;,.„ „„,„„ eHtt\c I the next stall. "I had to stick five than twenty registered dairy cows <:aMie. l , ,, ^i. i. i- were at stake Madge, catching sight of her neigh- ; but think they II all pull through. I ve The hand that held the receiver bor„ ran forward. "Thank goodness, ' Just made the rounds and the rest trembled slightly but she betrayed no you've come!" she exclaimed. Belle, seem to ^e fetter, excitement when she spoke to her, went right to work on tliose that seem- I^Jou d"ln t take any of the gags frenzied young neigh'uor: I ed the worst. ., | • _ , , ... . ,â-  i "Good!" said Mrs. Craig tersely. i No, Dad always believes in play- saddled ami ni be with you in a She handed the trocar to Madge and^ng safe so we leave 'em in as long Send PegL'y acro4 the road stepped briskly to a s.tall marked as gas continues to form . St. John Canadli LIMITED Toronto Winnipeg Calcary n Ftxxi Contiol License No. 6-276 TRIFLES "I'm alone. Madge, but Cyclone iddl jiffy- hose two carpt the Balnes' place. You and Ned cut anmiai was m For a moment .\da Lamberton's fly- ing fingers paused ,and she turned a laughing face over her shoulder. "Grim, how do you spell 'receipt,' ie or ei?" she asked. There was no answering laughter tead for those two carpenters working on Cumberland Duchess. The splendid "How do the gags help to reduce i„ Hetty Grim.shaw's eyes; instead .„,. ...,^ ..,.-.-.' ' â-  ' -'" " '-^^ - ;'''eJjloat? ' queried Madge. : there was an expression of worry and out the cow.s th _. xpression ot worry and 'The gag is di.^agreeable and in anxietv. f it the animal ! "Plcaae look it up yourself, Ada, and works the jaws and throat, opening You'll never remember if I tell you. j the esophagus. This permits the es- You've asked me half a dozen times cow's I cape of gas and fermented food which ^\ a pitiable condition, ; the at show only slight nioaning and gasping for breath. j "'lie gag is di.^agi signs of bloat. Turn these out where "Quick Madge, the trocar!" Mrs. ^ trying to get nd o there is plenty of room and have Ned Craig's voice still held calm get on the horse and keep them at a strong. ..,._.. ^ dogtrot till the bloat com.mences to go^ ^^^"^« ^'^ '«« ^^^^^ "" the cow's, cape ot gas and termented tood wn.cti already.' down Don't let any of thom a 'eft hip bone, she spanned obliciuely cause distent. on of the stomach. The -But why look it up when you are drink Turn the c'hers into the-^^nward. David Craig and experi- kneading breaks up the mass of food "hyro to ask ? It would take me sev- barn, each in her own stall. Make ence had taught her that this was the ; and helps work out both gas and ^,^.^1 minutes., and 'then I shouldn't re- gags' out of gunnv sacks", rope or' a ' ^lU'ckcst way to locate the spot to , food " ,„, , ^ ; member an "lietter than before. I'm piece of broom haidlo The carpen- stick; a point midway between the hip' The honk of Helens horn announc- afrajj you don't know the very first ters can do 'his Twist the sack into ' l^on«' the last rib and the backbone, led her return. Morton Wilder, fol-; principles of efficiency, Grim, dear." a thick rope and force into the mouth' Selecting a spot a trifle below the end lowed by the county ventennary, | -i Unow that one of them is thor- clear back to the hinge of the jaws. ^'^ her little finger, to allow for the rushed into the barn. ! oughness." Hetty replied quickly. The gasrs shorter span of a woman's hand, sh^ ; Wilder went at once to look at his -Suppose I weren't here some day?" j.},e i thrust the point of the trocar forward cattle. After satisfying himself, "Then I suppose I'd have to go to mouth open Got i trocar''" i and downward into the paunch. Im- that all was going well, he turned to ' the dictionary," .\da laughed. "But I "Yes but r don't' Icno whow to use' â„¢^diately she withdrew the trocar, thank the women who had responded] can't see what the difference is except Fasten behind must be thick .he horns, enough to hold J. •• ' leaving the cannula in the opening. "'"Mrs. Craig," interrupted Belle! "Hit it just right," she announced Prater, the voung daughter of her; ^^''th relief, as a faint sis-.5S-s indicat- nearest neighbor, "I've just come ! ^d the escape of gas. This was fol from town and jiave the car at the ' lowed by a little of the fermented to his wife's call for help. He cleared his throat. time, and that's in favor of my me- thod. Ie, did you say?" "I don't know how to thank you' "Ei," Hetty replied. "Oh, can't ladies for â€" for what you've done for you rememlier, please?" me â€" but for you my business would; "Don't take it to heart so," said door with the engine '-unning. Mother alfalfa bubbling up through the can- 1 have been ruined." He passed his ; Ada lightly. "I don't see but what and I'll be right over with all the help ' "ula. hand across his eyes as if to shut out I get along as well as the average even we can get. Helen Carson has her The beast steadied and stepped for- 'the sight that mentally confronted ; if, I'm not a dictionary." machine out too for she came home^^'""d a pace though it appeared no him. To conceal his emotion, he step- 1 "But sometime something will hap- right behind me.' so I'll tell her to filli'^s distressed. | ped into a near by stall and began to | pen," said Hetty, her car and come/' i "Some one must keep the cannulawork zealously about the cow which "You watch me!" Ada returned, "Good! Be as quick as you can,'"!*^"'" explained Mrs. Craig, wiping|stood there chewing disgustedly on a With gay confidence. Belle." Hastening to the kitchen the perspiration from her face. "It's gag. j Two weeks later the "something" closet, Janet Crai" opened the little '^^ely to become 'clogged as long as: "How is it that you and Belle know happened. Mr. Tomphins called cabinet hanging on the inside of the ' ^^^^ continues to form. That'll be so much about bloat, Mrs. Craig?", Ada into the office and told her that door and took frorr. one of the dra--- your job, Mrs. Carson," .-^he directed, asked Madge after her husband had the firm had decided to dispense with era a trocar and extra cannula. The burning to Helen's mother who stood, left them. her service. Ada stared at him in- trn.^ni- a oViam r,n.;.if ori ii, = I r,im..i- in I Waiting to do whatever shc could. I The elder woman waited for the credulously. Up to that time, as it i;roi.ai, a snarn pcinf^a jiistrumeiii. in-' ,.„ , . « , ,. . , ^ i . , , , , , , , , , ,, cased in a sheath or cannula the sharp! ^^'*'^'' ** P"^''-'^ "^ '^''''"*^ ^^''â- ^' '"* P°"^*^*| ^""' to reply. happened, sh(», had always been the point protruding below the cannula, is' '^"'^'^' ** c-'a'''-' aitulfa stem or thoj "That's the penalty of having no one to make the change, not her em- used for sticking animals in extreme ' ''''*'â-  thing you find that will answer." | brothers," said Belle. "I've follo\y- ployers, She did not say exactly cases of bloat. She thrust these into I "^ut how do you know when to ed Paddy around with the stock ever that, but she implied it. a flour sack knotted it and snatching stick?" questioned Madge a.i the!. since I was three or four and as soon Mr. Tompkins eyed her keenly. a pair of s'purs from a hook in the i aniateur veterinarian hastily^ wiped I as I was big enough to help he gave "I'm not surprised. You make a lloset buckled them on 1 'he trocar and slipped another can-|me something to do â€" carrying brand- good appearance â€" bright and pleasant ' Cyclone, the sadd'e horse, according' "ula into place. j ing irons to begin with. I never and businesslike. The troulde is, you to Western custom, was sa^idled. Thel "^''P'^'''*^"'^'^ mostly," curtly respond-! cared for housework so the other girls don't measure up to your show win- bridle hung from the saddle horn Hel®^ Mvs. Craig, hurrying to the nextheljied Mother while I was out with dow. For example, eleven times in was tied to a feed rack where he stooi contentedly munching hay. Mrs. Craig tightened the cinch. She led her horse out through the gateway and not delaying to put up the gate, swung into he saddle. The wind whistled in her ears when at a dig of her spurs. Cyclone leapeiji' for- ward, .l.uit before she reached her des-tination, Mrs. Craig sii.w the car- load of women hastily disembarking from Belle Prater's car. Directlv flatttrs Th:.t .\'V' Ht^lth * By Alice P Th- health of the family is en lang ered if the sewuge, th.' garbage, and the rubhi.'h oi' the faim are allowed to accumulate. Such waste produi Ls endanger health because Ihey become the iireetling grounds of disease gpmis of many kinds. The excrement of the human body, ivhich composes the greater pjjrt of tha sewage of the farm home, is the most dangerous of the waste pro ducts. 'Ihis danger will 1>» lessened if a chamber of brick or loncrcie is built beneath tha seat of the outdoor closet instead of the usual [)it, and if palls of galvanize<l iron are placed under the op^-nings in the .seat. .A.c- cess to the rear of ihn chamber from the outside may be made by mean- of a close-fitting door. If the seats in the closet ::ie kept covered the flies will be kept away. The contents of the pail.-i in tiio closet should bo buried far enough away from the house and the family water supply to prevent contamination by drainage. Burying the excrement under a foot of earth is sufficient. The slop jars used in the home b.hou!d be washed with hot water and soap every day. The water pitcher should be scalded once a week with a solution of common soda. Disposing of the garbage <jf the farm is not as much of a task as the removing of the farm-homo sewage. -All bits of raw or cowked food can be fed to the hogs and the chickens. Bones and gristle can be ground and fed to the chickens. Melon rinds ,will be relished by the chickens or tha pigs. Corncobs and fruit seeds can be buried or burned. Many farm homes are provided with a covered galvanized iron pail or other receptacle intu >.hich garbage is placed. If the garbage palls are not coveied, large numbers of flies will be attracted liy the refuse food. Garbage that is not fed to live stock or burned should not be buried more than a foot deep, because the germs that reduce it live neat the surface of the soil. A shallow trench will therefore serve the purno.-^e. If the garbage pail is washeil often with a strong solution of soda and hot water it will not become sour. The flies will be discouraged further if the porch or shed floor where the pail stands is scrubbed with a preparation of chloride of lime water. The rubbish, which usupily consists of broken bottles, tin cans, and old clothing and rubbers, is not danger ous in itself, but it collects dust and disease germs. Cans and bottles fill with stagnant water which becomes the breeding place of myriads of mosquitoes. Tin cans and bottles should be placed in a pit. A cover- ing oj soil prevents the accumulation of water and scum. Old Clothing and rubbers should be sorted carefully. All garments or articles which are not fit for sale to the traveling junkman should be burned. If a wire container is used for holding rubbish while it burns, danger of fire will be lessened. A canvas bag supported from a wire hanger near the kitchen door makes a good place to store papers until enough have accumulated to justify a bonfire. Houseflies are dangerous because they carry millions of germs on their feet. Flies should be kept out of the home. A few are apt to get past the doors, especially if there are several children in the family. The children will be more interested in .seeing that the doors are closed if the In-nurance for the Pamity- i-ePton MVAi reasons for ket'iiing the flie.s out of the house are explidiied. ' Purrue the flie.s which have entered the home. Use swatters, sticky' papo-', and fluids. The tluids are .tomcwhat dan.uerou.s, as cWldren may drink thom, or thi- Hies in nheir strug- gles may fall into food, water, or milk; but the fly poisons are effectual and, f used carefully, may be re<'om- mended. Screen fly traps are suc- cessful for catching flies. Mosquitoes may be kept under con- trol by covering ail stagimnl water with a thin film of kerosene, thua destroying their chances to emerge from the water for air If this rule wer« observed Konerally, the danger from malarial fevers and other dis- aH.-iea which aro spreud by mosquitoes would be lessened greatly. Whether or nut there is a bath, there should b«> a sink in every farm kitchen, and it .should be preferably of enameled iron. .A plain iron sink will rust if frte from grease. A sink requires careful attention. A lye solution should not be pour- ed in the drain pipe. Lye will hard- en the greas.' deposit into a soap-like substance on the sides of the pipe. There is no bettor dirinfectanl than common soda, and a hot solution makes "he bes*^ v. ash. i A closed cupboard beneath the sink is certain to be damp and ovil-smell- ing . It make.s a good place for cock- roaches, [f annoyed with cockroaches, mice, and other house pests, do not : accent them as n-.'cessities. Their ' mere presence betrays insanitary con- ditions. F^irst discover and rectify these, then fight the vti-min, to ex- termintation. Of cou-se, doors, windows, and porches used for sleeping j)urpo3es should be well screened. See that your screens fit tightly, and carefully, I mend all breaks in ihem before they are put up in the spring. Not only i teach the children not to hold doors open, but put a spring on the screens so that they will close of themselves. If you cannot afford wire screens for ill! of the window*, cotton mosquito ueeting will be betfjr than no pro^ec- ^on at all. Enough for all the win- dows in the I'.vcragc house may be bought fur a dollar. The mother in the farm family should be the health officer for the farm, beoauso on her fails most nf the burden of nursing and caring for the sick members. Then. too. she spends more time in the house and around- the yard than any other member o^ the f:imi!y. and it is her luty to see that personal hygiene is observed in her home, and that the sanitary con- ditions of the house, yard, and out- buildings are all they should oe. Pretty shrubs, vines on the porch and around the windows, a border of bright flowers, or a well-kept lawn will often stimulate interest in order- liness. Grounds cannot be beautiful' wit'noul being sanitary. The Governmoni has done a great deal toward helping farmers to im- i:rove the appearance and. Iiealthful- ness of the farms, and bulletins on healthful v.aier and sewage systems and on righting the mosquito and the fly are supplied by the Department of -Agiicuiture to those who ask for' them . The country must keep up with tha city in the battle against harmful germs, and this can only iie done by constant vigilance and syst-^matic planning. With careful regard for the sanitary conditioms of the home, with proper food, and with attention to pr-rsonal cleanliness, much of the fear of dis- ease vanishes. stall. "You are getting yours now. Dad and the stock. I suppo.se I'm the past week I've happened to hear my dear. Observe the paunch, dis- sor-t of a born stock wrangler as they, you ask Miss Grimshaw something tended above tl\c level of the back-! say some girls are born cooks." i that you ought to have known your- bone and tight as a drum, the wlde-j "And you, Mrs. Craig?'' i self--how to spell some word, or what spread legs, gasping b'eath, rolling "I've lived on a ranch for fifteen' P''ovinee some city was in, or the eyes and general appearam c of dis- years. I have had plenty of time to meaning of some term that you should tress. When you find an animal in gain experience for we have raised have learned by your thinl day here, such a condition, don't waste any time both cattle and alfalfa during the en- l^aeh time that you did that you de- butâ€"stick!" she said suiting the ac-|tire time,'' replied Mrs. Craig. "In 'ayed Miss Grimshaw's work, and her tion to the word. Again she was-' the stunmer the cows are turned out work is valuable, successful. I in the hills each morning to graze and "^'hen you don't take care of your A third time the plucky woman per-' as they tire of the dry feed on the typewriter. We had to call a man behind her came Helen Carson \v[th ' ^'^'â- '"«'-' the operation which appeareti range they wander back toward home, up for your machine in ten days, al- her car crowded to the running! ^^P^® to one watching ht-r skillful If there are weak places in the fences though it was in perfect order when boards. "^ I fingers yet which frequently is bung- they make short work of going you came. He said that the trou- Mrs. Craig pulled hor horse up!'^- ' through them. It takes a very tight ble was carelessness. More expense _. I The storm of excitement which had fence to keep a cow out of a field of fo"" us. Three limes yojj'vo blunder- been raging when she arrived was tempting green alfalfa. Nearly every ed in filing, and once it took Mr. Case I quelled. Each person had found summer we have a case or two of an hour to hunt up the contract you! Farmers who ship their wool direct to us get better prices than farmers who «e1t to tha general store. ASK ANY FARMER! who baa sola fai^ wool both ways, tad uofca what lia says -- or, better still, writ» ua for our pricM ; they will jho* you how much yoo lose bj selling to the General Store, Wo pay the hlghMt prt<x8 rf »ny fi rm In thecouQtiy !.n4or«lhu largest wool dcNisrs la d.n*4«, la/Dioiit U re- tuitua Ui« taiaa day wogl in received. SlilpM your wool to-d^y-i-vou will b« Biore Uiaa plta^ed H you Jo, and aro a.,iiurca ol a sqiinre deal froia us. 3 H. V. ANDREWS 13 CHURCH ST, TORONTO something to do and had settled down to that task. The carpenters, less awkward now, worked rapidly, mak- ing and adjusting ga.gs while the wo- men took turns in kneading vigorous- ly the distended paunches of the dis- tressed cattle. Swiftly and adeptly .laiiot Craig used the trocar on four other fine ani- mals. Mrs. Carson, with the aid of a i-ecruit or two kept the cannulas open. Fortunately most of the wo- men .albeit unalde to use them, had brought trociirs, which provided can- nulas for each cow that was stuck. "I'm going to stick the next one," said Madge, setting her lips firmly. It was evident that Madge had b^^n watching to some purpose, for Mrs. Craig moved the point of the trocar only a trifle a< sh? said, "There!" The little liride turned a sh'id> v.hiter when .sha heard th? instrument inincture the skin sjiurt. "Neat job for thi ftvsl time," en- couraged the oldcf woman. "Guess we're through with this business," said Belle emerging from bloat, sometimes a number of them. "During the first year or so if the cattle bloated when I was al home alone, I couldn't do anything but get on the horse and run them. Then, because I couldn't bear toJot the poor things suffer and because W! could ill afford the loss, I began to help my hus'baiul i-.ako care of them. I reason- had misplaced. Mr. Case's time is valuable. Those tjhings probably seem trifles to you, but it is ust such trifles that count for profit or loss in the end. That is all. Miss Lambcr- ton^ â€" except that I wish you better success because of belter work in your next place." And the interview was over. ed that It a man could overcome his Corncob Ashes. aversion to the nianv disagrecabler jobs that abound on a ranch, I coul.l Wherever corncobs are used for do such work as this in spite of my f"^l\^,h''"^hes should^ be carofully pre distaste for it." "A dead served and used as fertilizer as the.v contain al out thirty per cent, potash. "H'm,;^' said Madge. .. „„.,. . . r .â-  i i .^ow worth two hundred dollai> and "'â-  «hout five times as much as wood «n„fh^.. Bn,.»ll„ v,.ln»t,lo ,.nn af »„n,l ashcs. It would pay large feeders another equally valuable one as gooil as dead, in tire opinion of those that know, is a pretty high price to pay for my limited store of said knowl- edge. But perhaps I've learned en- ough to-day to save a good many dol- lars in the futtire. I thank vou for I'm some ccrt'ee!" ind saw the blood ., ' ' , . ^ ,. ^ the example you have set me going to the house to make Spare the spud means spoil the crop. to gather up the cobs an.l burn them for this purpose. Many times mill-' crs are glad to get rid of cobs and they may be had for the asking. Farmers should never let a chance like, this pass by. i When School BoginH .\gnln. My father says that school was fun ^ When he was young as 1; '^ I think he squeezed the fun all out, | I'or now 'tij vo.y dr- Hints on Electric Wiring. ! When wiring your homo for elctric lights, whether new house or one not, so new, bear the following points in mind; they are offered as a result of a^ good many years' experience around a variety of real homes: j Have the lights of your main rooms controlled by switches placed conwn- i iently at the doorways. Take the' dining-room, for instance. If it is' usually approached from the kitchen, put the switch at the door to the kitchen. The library lights should be controlled by a switch from the hall door. -A ver.v ingenious arrangement of switches is possible for hall-lighting, .lust inside the front door is placed a double switch. Pressing one button will light the first floor hall light. Pressing the button beside it will light the second-floor hall light. You can go up-stairs leaving the light be- low burning and turn it ofl' from a switch on second floor, while the sec- ond-floor hall light can bo turned off from either first or second floor! switch as well . Reversing the opera- j tion, it is po.?silile to turn on both second and. first floor lights from un- stairs and turn off both from tho switch at the frntit door. This airHngoment costs a little more than plain one^?witch wiring, but it is' jurely worth the difference in tho ad- ded convencience. j If your home was not originally | wired for lights, do not think it an impossible job to get a decent-looking- installation. The day of the expos- 1 ed wiring run in molding on tho wa'ls and ceiling is past. Practically as good a job of concealed wiring can' now be done in an old housj a^ if the wiring werej-un when the house \va,3 constructed, an<l without cutting the plaster too. It means to take t up and replace a strip of flooring hero and there, and a little trouble fishing the wires through, but it can be di.-no, and done reasonably. -Any good elec- tric contractor can take your old hoyse, put the fixtures exactly where you wish them, conceal the wiring, and when he is through you will hard- ly know he has been in the house. .â- And don't forget the closets! Every closet of any si/;e â€" and the small ones too, if they are situated in dark cor- ners â€" should have a light. How many fires have been started by light- ing matches in d;',rk closets! While almost invariably overlooked, the problem of closet lig'iting is one of the m.ost important points to consider, in wiring. The Debt. Here are my lands! They are my country's, too. Kor her fields were won by valiant men, .And all they yield is hers to take again . Here aro my hands! They are my country'r too. Unginidged, unweighed, their works and gains belong To hor who lent them skill, who made them strong. Hero is my life! It is my'couniry's, too â€" A life to live for her who made me free, .A life to give for her, if need shall be. Planting Large Trees. Careful consideration should be given to the planting of largo trees and shrubs as planting of this kind should bo permnnent. Flower (^ds may be changed more or less every year, but large shrubs and trees re- quire years io develop fine specimens.