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ing her tall over her back rakishly
Then Puss sat down In front o f the
CSS had a pure white coat and mirror and began to wash her face
she waa very proud o f her flue then licked her coat and all the time
looks, so proud that her friend Toby she kept her eyes on the mirror, won
dering why she had not found It be­
Dog called her vain.
One day when everybody was out fore.
$ow Toby Dog had seen Puss go
Puss ran upstairs and began to look
out for a nice soft place to take a nap. upstairs, and, wondering what she was
She selected the sofa In the library, up to, he followed and arrived at the
and was just about to jump up on It door Just In time to see Puss switch'
when something on the big desk at­ Ing her tall In front o f the mirror.
Toby softly stepped
back
and
tracted her attention. Some one had
peeked around the side o f the door
frame, and when he was tired of
watching he decided he would frighten
Puss and see her jump.
So just os she was standing up to
stretch Toby bounded Into the room
with a loud bark.
Puss Jumped and tumbled over,
scratching and clawing as she tried to
save herself from tumbling off the
desk.
When Puss tumbled over she upset
the bottle o f red Ink and not only did
she get her feet red but the end of her
tail, and as she ran out she rubbed
against Toby and daubed him red as
well.”
When their mistress came home they
left a plate there and Puss thought were both punished for getting Into
there might be something to eat on It. mischief.
But the plate was empty, and Puss
Puss was rather proud o f her red
was about to Jump down when she spots; they set off her white coat. But
suddenly caught sight of herself In a poor Toby crawled out of sigh t; he
mirror standing on the desk.
was quite ashamed.
Puss stood up and stretched herself.
“ I ’ll keep away from her after
She turned her head to one side and this,” he said. “ She Is so vain she can’t
then the other, while she admired her see how funny she looks. Cats are of
pretty self.
no use, anyway, only to get us dogs
“ My tall Is much longer than the into trouble.”
Pussy's next door,” she thought, swing­
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Beauty Chats
By
EDNA
KENT
FORBES
TRETTY NOSES
F A L L parts o f the body, the nose
and the chin are the hardest to
change.
O f course, one can keep the skin of
the nose as fine and clear as the skin
o f the rest o f the face, and score a
point over many women with well­
shaped noses. For the most classic
nose In the world will look coarse and
ugly If the skin Is oily and full of
blackheads.
It Is a pity that most reputable phy­
sicians have neglected the simple
treatments that can overcome nasal
O
Great Care Is Needed to Keep the
Note Pores Clean.
deformities, feeling that such treat­
ments are below their dignity. The
result has been that a few doctors ad­
vertised themselves as featural spe­
cialists and mnde great fortunes, and
thnt the inevitable traH o f quacks and
fakes came Into the field, making
money from badly Informed people
and selling Instruments or courses of
treatment, none o f which were any
good.
In babyhood, a poor nose may be
molded Into perfect proportions, while
the bony part Is still soft. The royal
children of Persia are put under the
care o f trained men, who mold the
nose into correct shape, as no one
with a bad nose Is allowed the throne.
Even In maturity, a slight difference
may be made In the nose by massage.
I f the nose Is actually deformed,
there are specialists and sanatorlums
where the deformity can be treated.
A product called neoplaslne Is used, a
combination o f paraffin and white
petrolatum. This, when sterilised,
can be Injected Into living tissue,
where It hardens and becomes covered
with tissue matter, which holds It In
plase. Concave noses, noses where the
tip has been Indented In some man­
ner, In cases s f receding chins, or de­
stroyed tissue.
For convex noses, a bit o f the bony
framework Is removed, an operation*
more difficult than the neoplastic one.
In any case, the operator should be
the best obtainable, fo r a poor doctor
might do more damage than good.
(C op yrigh t.)
I go out on da party at night
E EF I hava
swella time.
But next
morning I gotta trouble wake up. Eef
I losa da sleep I losa de pep. And eef
I losa da pep my boss tella me I losa
da Job. E ef I stay home from do
party I losa da fun. So you see ees
alia same as da poker game— too
moocha lose and no moocha win.
Lasa week I foola da boss one time
alia right. I smash my alarm clock
and keepa right on sleep. I tella da
boss wot happen and he say I could no
helpa da accident. So I still gotta my
job.
But every leetle while my boss ees
smarts guy. I no tink I can foola
heem every day. I feegure ee f I
breaka dat clock once more he tella
me no show up on da payday. And
no wants losa my Job.
I wana go on da party other night
so I feegure out nother Idee wot
tlnk ees gooda one. My clock never
been out late and he always feela
good een da morning. He gotta plenta
pep and ring Ilka devil when I wants
keepa right on sleep.
So I taka dat clock on da party
weeth me. I feegure mebbe eef he stay
up late one night, too, he no gotta
moocha pep next day. Me and da
clock getta home late. I was sleepy
and I feegure da clock was sama way.
I tlnk he no ring een da morning
and eef he no ring I gotta one more
excuse fo r stay home.
But dat son-of-a-gun of a clock got­
ta too moocha ambish. He stay out
almosta whole night and he ring Jusa
same nexa morning. I no fegla good,
but I gotta go to work when he waka
me up. I tlnk when dat clock getta
leetle older mebbe he losa da pep nexa
day eef he stay out late.
W ot you tlnk?
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had ever msisrea upon so snort an en
gagemeut period. Here was his wed
ding coming off In less than twe
weeks! He could uot believe it ; ll
could not be possible. He did not like
being hurried like this; he wanted
time to think. Think about what?
Then and there he determined to
fight the thing out. Why be a coward
and lie to himself? Why procrastl
note? He was wildly In love with little
Vashtl and, what was more, he was
ready to ndmlt It— to the world. It
necessary. Deborah was ao sensible
— he thanked God for that— he could
talk the thing over with her. Tonight
was a dinner dance; he could talk to
her tlwn. He could not bear to meet
her and act the hypocrite.
So he
wrote her a letter releasing her from
|ier engagement to marry him and sent
It oveT to the Heath home by a spe­
cial messenger. Then, feeling wonder
fully relieved and light-hearted, he
hurried out to the garden and robbed
all the June bushes o f their floral of­
ferings and took them next door.
Vashtl, In old blue and gold, her
lips unpainted and her cheeks aglow,
met him In the big Ingrain library.
I ’m so glad you’ve come,” motioning
a place for him on the davenport;
I ’ve had a wonderful yet difficult aft­
ernoon. I ’ve been fighting with my­
self 1 Struggling with my mean little
self— "
“ Vashtl I” he Interrupted, tnklng one
warm little brown hand within his
own, “ I've been doing the same— and
everything Is all right, darling— ”
She nodded, smiling. “ I’m so glad,
for myself I mean. You see, I Just
couldn’t stop thinking of Bobsle one
minute, and I’m afraid making him
Jealous did not work at all. So I Just
stopped lying to myself and fought It
all out this afternoon, and I decided
thnt the silly old quarrel was all my
fault, and that I would sit down and
write Bobsle and tell him so, and say
I was sorry I And I did, too, and sent
It to him by special messenger. Don’t
you think that was the best and brav­
est way?”
Cam clutched the little hnnd tighter
for a second, then he got to his feet.
A fter mumbling a few sentences he
left without saying what he hnd come
to tell her. Vashtl did not notice any­
thing amiss; she was too occupied
planning her own happiness.
In September, Just before the fall
term, Professor Daw’ returned from an
extended
tour
of
the
Canadian
Rockies. He looked and felt very fit.
Fresh glacier breezes hnd blown all
mental inebriation from his mind,
leaving a flow o f thought as clear and
fine as a mountain stream.
Very briskly he walked the avenue
to the Heath place. He had not both­
ered to telephone.
The maid at the door shook her
head to his question In astonishment.
I thought everybody knew, sir, that
they left yesterday.”
Cam was terribly disappointed. "Did
she leave an address?” he asked hope­
fully.
The girl smiled. "N ot that I know
of, sir. Honeymoon couples don't as a
rule.”
Honeymoon I
Married I”
Then
w ildly distracted:
“ To whom, to
whom?”
Mr. Bralthers, sir.
Some people
called him Mr. Bobsle.”
In this university town the Ladles'
Civic society has placed neat green
cans for rubbish at certain corners.
Before one o f these receptacles Cam
stopped, drew from his pocket an un
opened letter addressed to himself In
large backhand characters, and on the
back o f which was a large monogram,
the most prominent letter “ V” stand
Ing out boldly. He tore the envelope
carefully In strips and threw It Into
the depository. He did not care for
left-overs.
The usual series of parties for an
engaged couple began. Cam generally
In the background watching Deborah
out o f the corner of his eye. How she
basked In the continual sunshine of
admiration 1 It thrilled him to think
that be bad won her. She was new in
town and immensely popular, and he
bad always been too engrossed in fol­
lowing his vocation o f a professor to
bother about social affairs.
But
Deborah, with her brilliance of
woman In full bloom, had shaken him
out of his retirement.
A very young girl, too short for
Cam’s taste, bad seated herself on the
other end of the sofa. Cam glanced
at her and decided be did not like her.
She was too small, her hair too
straight and black, her skin too dark
and her eyes, slanting like an Orien­
tal’s, black and large, and her lips
being small and painted very red. She
smiled faintly, almost timidly.
“ I ’m your neighbor,” she ventured.
He did not like her voice either. It
was low-pitched and throaty.
De­
borah's was clear and distinct.
“ Neighbors?” then smiling at the
settee. “ Oh, I see.”
“ That was not what I meant. I am
visiting Mrs. Ingram, who lives next
door to you. I ’ve seen you loads of
times.”
It sounded slightly reproachful, and
Cameron Daw, being of a sensitive
nature, felt then and there called to
make up for Ills seeming Incivility.
Later, before the party was over,
when she expressed a desire to go
home. Cam accompanied her the short
way, simply ns a courtesy to Mrs. In
gram, to whom he felt indebted for
many little neighborly kindnesses.
Somehow or other he got talking about
stars to the girl, and when he returned
to the scene o f festivity the guests had
left, Including Deborah.
He was
am azed; he had had no Idea thnt he
had stood more thnn an hour explain­
ing the solar system to a slant-eyed
girl. At any rate he went home con
gratulatlng himself that he was en­
gaged to Deborah and not to Mrs. In­
gram’s young visitor, poor little thing.
He felt sorry for her, she seemed so
forsaken, a little different from other
girls. Even her name, Vashtl, hnd a
heathenish sound, quite In tune with
those dark almond-shaped eyes and
painted lips.
The next day he lingered nenr the
party fence. This had nothing to do
with his neighbor’s guest; he was In­
terested In a vine growing there, a
troublesome vine thnt needed no end
o f tying and adjusting. And after he
had fussed with It for quite a while,
Vashtl did appear and came over to
see what he was doing.
She might
have been a hardy little brown plnnt
herself, as she stood there In wood-
colored skirt and sweater, adorned by
a single splash o f red, a ripe berry,
her painted lips.
n e explained the vine to her, all
about Its botanical family, and similar
wild vines that grew In nearby wood­
lands. He suggested thnt after his
classes they might look for some.
It was not on this walk, but during
their second or third Jaifht, that he
learned about Bobsle. Vashtl In con­
fiding whispers told him all about the
quarrel that had occurred the day be­
fore his sister’s party.
Bobsle, It
proved, was a senior, and from Vash-
tl's description, very hard-henrted and
unforgiving. He was not taking any
steps to make up; he seemed to take
a malicious enjoyment seeing her lone­ BELOVED BY ALL PARISIANS
ly and forsaken.
Vashtl wanted to
know what to do about I t
Solemn and Sacred In Memory Is the
Square Known as the Place
"L e t’s stir him up to action,” sug­
de la Concorde.
gested Cam boyishly, “ make him see
the green-eyed monster— frighten him
“ The spot where France weeps,” the
and then— ” he stopped a moment and
added slow ly:
“ I'm sure Deborah Place de la Concorde, Is one o f Paris'
won’t mind.” It did not sound very greatest showplnces. Thousands died
there In the blood o f madness' of the
positive.
“ Who on earth Is Deborah?” giv­ French Revolution; the allied ene­
mies o f Napoleon held a solemn Te
ing the name a funny little twist.
“ Why, surely you know.
Miss Deum there In 1814; In 1871 the hated
Heath? I’m engaged to be married— ” Prussian enenmped In the beautiful
Vashtl Interrupted with a delicious square; Inter the same year It was the
laugh. “ I ’ll not be fooled I I don’t be­ scene o f fierce and bloody conflicts be­
lieve for a moment that you would tween the Versailles troops and the
Communards, who had erected barri­
marry a left-over I”
Vashtl I” cried Cara In a shocked cades at one o f its entrances. Since
voice, “ really you don’t realize what 1871 until recently the statue dedi­
you’re saying! Left-over! Deborah’s cated to the city o f Strassbourg hnd
not more than thirty-two or three, been continuously draped In mourning,
and known as the “ Lost Sister,” keep­
quite a bit younger than I I ”
But quite a bit too old for you I” ing Alsace-Lorraine alive In the minds
mimicked the girl, laughing, and then, of Frenchmen.
It Is a place o f lovely fountains and
with appealing sweetness, " I ’m sorry
though I”
And Cam did not know statues. Originally It was Intended as
whether she meant thnt she was sorry a center o f commemoration, where
for him or for her rude remark about statues nDd monuments might be
erected to celebrate the memory of
left-overs.
He explained to his fiancee over the great Frenchmen and their deeds.
telephone about his obligations to Mrs. There are In It now eight colcs*al
Ingram and the very nice opportunity statues, representing eight prlnclpnl
he hod o f reciprocating by helping her rltlps o f France— Lille, Rmien, Nantes,
to entertain her guest. He hoped De­ Bordeaux, Brest, Marseilles, Lynns and
borah would understand. She said she Strassbourg. There Is now talk of
did perfectly, and reminded him o f one erecting In It some Immortal concep­
or two dinner dates and about making tion o f the present conflict and Its
victorious outcome.
a list for the wedding Invitations.
Cam found himself squirming out
of' different social engagements. His
fiancee was very sweet about his seem­
ing neglect; he almost wished she
would be a little huffy and more ex­
acting. But she was very busy herself
with dressmakers and shopping, and
all sorts o f showers and luncheons.
Nevertheless Dehornh was bound to
notice how things stood; she was clev­
er, though, and refrained from nag­
ging, and went on with gay prepara­
tions.
As fo r Cam, he wondered why he
Efficiency Complication.
“ You mustn’t nsk the telephone op­
erator the time of dsy when your clock
stops.”
” Whv not?” Inquired the new sub­
scriber.
• "Because It takes up too much valu­
able time.”
"But It takes up more o f every­
body’s time when you get the wrong
number once or twice l>efore you can
call up a friend or a Jewelry store to
make the same Inquiry.”
TRAP NEST IS VALUABLE AID
BEST HOUSES FOR CHICKENS
Enables O w ner to Ascertain Just
Which Hens Are Laying— Requires
Much Attention.
Several Plans and Arrangements Be­
tween T w o Extremes Which May
Suit Conditions.
The purpose of trap-nesting the flock
In the manner of bousing fowls there
Is to ascertain which heus lay, either | are two systems widely dlffereut in
for determining what record they I their extremes. At one extreme is the
make, or for Identifying their eggs colony plan, which consists In placing
during the hatching season so that small houses fo r small flocks far
pedigree records are possible. Trap­ enough part to obviate the necessity
nesting requires a considerable amount
of fences, thus giving free range with
o f attention, but is a vuluuble aid lu
but little mingling of the different
developing a flock o f poultry along
flocks. At the other extreme we have
hues o f breedlug fo r egg production.
the continuous house. This kind o f
A trap-nest is a laying nest so ar­
house consists o f a series of separate
ranged that after a hen enters it she
pens, under one roof, opening directly
Is confined until released by the at­
into a hallway in the rear, or having
tendant. One trap-nest should be pro­
doors between the pens without the
vided for each four hens kept in (locks
hallway, or opening luto a hallway and
o f 50 or more, while more trap-nests
also Into one another. There are sev­
are necessary In smaller flocks. The
eral plans and arrangements between
hens are marked with numbered bands
these two extremes which may be built
and a record Is kept o f their egg pro­
duction. The nests should be visited to suit varying conditions.
The advantages o f the colony plan,
at least four times dully, und prefer­
ably much more often, frequent trips according to poultry specialists in the
being especially necessary when the
hens are laying freely and during hot
weather.
The trap-nest may be attached to the
underside o f the dropping board with
the front facing the pen, and arranged
so that It can euslly be removed, or
It may be placed on the walls of the
pen. I f the nest is placed under the
dropping board, the latter will serve
as a top for the nest, and the rear of
the nest may be o f wire to allow good
ventilation In warm weather. I f the
nest Is placed on the wall, slats or
wire should be inserted from the front
o f the nest to the wpll at a sharp angle
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to prevent the heus from roostlug on
tho nest.
O f course, It Is essential to make the
Sá
nests as attractive and cozy ns possi­
ble, and this Is accomplished by pro­ Colony Houses Allow Flooks Free
viding them with plenty o f clean lit
Range.
ter, as often as a new supply o f straw
United
States
department
o f agricul­
Is needed.
Furthermore, In partic­
ularly objectionable cases It pays to ture, are, first, small flocks on free
clean all the litter from the floor of range; second, no ex;>ense for fencing;
third, there Is less need for scrupulous
attention to cleanliness and providing
regular supplies of nnlmnl and vege­
table feed during summer months.
Tills plun, however, has the following
disadvantages : First, extra cost of
labor In caring for fowls In stormy
weather, when It will often be difficult
to get around to feed and care for the
fowls regularly; second, houses built
on the colony plan, If built as well,
cost more than a continuous house of
tho same capacity, for partitions,
which may be constructed largely of
wire netting, are much cheaper than
two end wnlls ; third, the colony plan
allows only about 100 birds to the
acre, while the continuous-house sys­
tem, with suitable yards, allows 450 to
500 birds to the acre.
A Good T ra p Nest for Hens.
the house, In order to break the hens
o f laying promiscuously wherever they
desire. By removing the straw and
bedding, the floor Of the house Is not
so attractive as a nesting spot for the
hens and pullets, and hence they are
forced to seek the trap-nests.
BLUE OINTMENT KILLS BUGS
Equal Parts of Palaon and Vaseline
Applied to Fowl's Body la
Effective.
Body lice on fowls can be quickly
and effectively eliminated by the blue
ointment treatment. Get your drug­
gist to mix equal parts o f vaseline
and blue or mercurial ointment. A
piece the size o f a pen rubbed on to
the skin below the vent will kill both
lice and nits. Do It this spring and foil
but don’t overdo It nor use It on
chlck8 under three months old.
PLAN FOR BETTER CHICKENS
Fall Is Good Tim e to Obtain Few
Purebred Fowle— Get Hene T h a t
Molted Late.
This fall Is a good time to buy a
few purebred hens If you are planning
to go In for better chickens. Select
hens that have not molted by the mid­
dle o f October and yon will probnhly
have a group of good layers. Next
spring they can be mated with a pure­
bred rooster from a high producing
strain and your foundation flock Is un­
der way.
STUDY OF MARKET DEMANDS
Poultry Raiser 8hould Know What
Color of Eggs and Meat W ill
Bring Best Prices.
Every poultry raiser should make a
study o f the market demands. A uni­
form color o f eggs and flesh In poul­
try Is desirable. A mixed flock will
not produce uniform eggs or meat,
and eggs from such a flock are not
desirable for hatcblog.
FURNISH HENS FRESH WATER
One of Common Causee of Dlgeetlvo
Troubles Among Poultry Flock
Can Be Prevented.
Unclean drinking water Is one o f
the common cause* o f digestive
troubles In poultry during hot weath­
er and the Important point Is not so
much to save labor as to furnish those
bird* with a supply of pure fresh wa­
ter at all times.
ROOSTS FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Difficult to Keep Youngsters Clean If
Th e y Are Permitted to Re­
main on Floor.
It Is often advisable to teach the
chicks to roost when eight to twelve
weeks of age. When they are allowed
to remain on the floor It Is difficult to
keep them clean and to keep them
from crowding. I f wide roosta— three
to four Inches— are used there Is but
little, If any, more dnnger of crooked
breasts than If the chicks are allowed
to remain on the floor.
The chicks can generally he taught
to roost by putting the perches near
the floor and placing with them oae
or two old hens or older chicks that
are In the habit of roosting. I f this
plan Is Inconvenient or does not prove
effective, the chicks may be placed on
the perches nfter dark for a few
nights, until they have learned to go
there of their own accord, say poultry
specialists of the United States depart­
ment o f agriculture.
TEST OUT BROODING SYSTEM
Grsatest Losa Is Dus to Chilling Re­
ceived W hile Being Traneferred
From Incubator.
Chickens are usually left In the In­
cubator from 24 to 30 hours nfter
hatching, without feeding, before they
are removed to the brooder, which
should have been In operation for a
day or two at the proper temperature
for receiving the chickens, say special­
ists o f the United States department
o f agriculture. A beginner should try
his brooding system enrefully before
he use* It. A fter placing the chicken
In the brooder they enn be given feed
and water. Subsequent loss In chick­
ens Is frequently due to chilling re­
ceived while tnklng them from the In­
cubator to the brooder. They should
be moved In a covered basket or re­
ceptacle In cool or cold weather.
CULL OUT ALL LOAFER HENS
Reason W h y So Many Flocks Are Un­
profitable le Because of Pres­
ence of Nonlaytrs.
Lack of proper culling thus far has
proved to be, In the majority of
cases, the principal reason why a poul­
try flock Is not profitable. Forty per
cent o f the hens In the average farm
flock today are nonproductive and
should he sold or eaten. It costs about
$2 a year, tnklng the country over, to
feed each hen. I f she does not pro­
duce more than that amount of eggs
she Is unprofitable.