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GETIli OUT Of IT Being the Story of ths Courtship of a Widow and Deacon. By DON LA GRANGE. (Copyright. 1914. by the MeClure Newspa per Syndicate.) Deacon Strothers and his wife were eating supper when she aald to him acrosa the table: Moses, if I ahould die. would you marry again?" "Bless me, but what a question, he replied aa he choked. "But I ahould like to know." "It ain't likely that I would." "You believe I'll go to heaven when I die, don't your "Straight as a crow Dies." "And how'd I feel lookln down from heaven and seeln' you around with fnother wife!" "But the angels in neaven " see both sides it the case and render a fair decision. He was given the facta, and, after chewing on them for five minutes, he aald: 'Deacon, you was a tool for makin' any such promise." "I know 1 was." "My old woman has aaked me more'n forty time to promise the tame thing, but I never have done It and never will." "But I wish I hadn't" "But you did, and now we must see how you can get out of It Was your wife ever in a boat till that day?" "Never. "Was there any call for her to go on the river?' "Not a call." "Which of the women suggested that they take the boat?" "My wife." Deacon Strothers, If that don't come under the head of conspiracy, then my old white cow is a red one! It any one conspires to force a prom lse out of another then that promise won't hold.' earth. "It la said they can't, but how does I DUC replied the deacon with reliet nrhodv know they can it i in hit Toice. "These are nice mashed tatera, "Of course I am. An agreement said the deacon as be helped htm- that benefits only one aide does not self to some more. hold. Did your wife apeak up and Hla wife waa a Christian woman say that she would not marry again and a church member, but nevertne- it you died nrsti" i.. thprA were time wnen sne warn- sne am not! ! DAMAGE BY SPRAYING Shade Trees Injured by Ignorant or Careless Persons. Widespread Treatment of Different Pests Has Made Necessary Test ing of Many Remedies Many OHa Are Injurious. (By F. W. MOORE.) We have at different times had oc casion to observe Injuries to shade tree brought about by various causes. In many cases resulting from treat ment applied by careless or Ignorant treatment of different pest ha. inade tur'? Li" fl.?,' necessary the testing of many reme- GOOD MANAGEMENT OF BOAR Tatk of Keeping Him From Herd Is Rather Laborious, But It la by Far the Best Method. The best hog raisers do not per mit the boar to run with the herd. There are reasons why this should not be done. If one la to control the time of farrowing and the use of the boar It con only be done when he la kent hv himself. It la a too common practice to aell TRAINING RULES FOR YOUTHS the boar when the season la over rath er than keep him for future use, de pending upon getting another young one. This la a ruinous practice and la largely responsible for small lit ters and weak bone. Get a good boar and keen him for a few years. Mar Have a f mall yard with grass, If r""" "V, l v'rlVT,. possible, hog tight and away from the die., some of 'which have proved to hw, be a - IV.. do mure lujuriuua uiau vuw yo i w- ,,. - na themselves. These mateH.l. bay, JJ .5 lX r r. " .v- .... 1. " . T-.v. the open air. When grass Is not avail- ' f. . r. !r. . r::. able In hi. lot, give him cut green 1 believe you are right, Mr. Roe- a "r controlling insects ana iun8., uff da M ,0 - a ,t taBt Feed kpaiingly of fattening food, and sup- ed to know, you know, and he found It safer to choke her on wan io argue with her. He wa. hoping he bad In this case when she said: "Yes, I've got a knack or. masniu "Well, there you are, as free as bird, though you'd better go to the parson and see what he thinks about It He may hold sentimental views.'' The deacon walked over to the par- later, and you'll miss me when I'm I sonage, and not wishing to be too gone. How about my quesuuu, Moses?" "YouH probably outlive me by ten reere" "I probably won't and I want to know If you will marry again i "Vn air I shouldn't!" Th.' deacon was vexed with her rml.ti.nev. and he brought out hla could?" ..., . emDhaala. "Not that I remember of. "ah rtht" said the wife and be-1 la a long wa off, deacon.' . i.lklnr something else. "My wife kinder believed that after Next day she and another woman she got to heaven she could see what ... aa I ear a at to Irln r1 rlnvn ttOPA were drowned by me upswing . " """" . Hn.t on the river. The deacon, wno me brusque about It be began: "Parson, do you hold that an angel In heaven can see what Is going on here below?" If they could they wouldn't be angels very long," waa the grim reply. But did you ever preach that they Heaven ply plenty to keep him In good trim and growing if not fully developed. Mill stuff, skimmed milk, clover, al falfa anything that furnishes protein, is advisable. Of course, supply ashes, salt and charcoal. This keeping the boar away from cal training work were given the fol Old-Fashioned Movements Supplanted by Program of Hygienic and Corrective Exercises. Notable among the achievements of the board of education of New Tork city baa been the Introduction of the new course of study In physical train ing for boys. This supplant, the old- fashioned one-two-three movements with a consistent program of educa tional hyglenlo and corrective exer cises. New boylike athletic move ments are brought Into the gymna siums and the boys engage In a course of moderate athletic training, Includ ing hygiene, which Is the basis of all athletics. Thus natural enthusiasms are utilized for constructive school purposes. The 10,000 boys who assembled last June In Central Park to exhibit physl- the herd Is more trouble than letting him run. but It is the only way to know Just what you are about In hog raising. lowing set of training rules: Go to bed at nine o clock after a thorough wash and a cold splash over chest and trunk; teeth and gums well scrubbed. . Clothes, and books ready SUNLIGHT FOR THE POTATOES tor tomorrow, Bedroom windows open top and hot- Effects of 8prsylng Heavy Oil on Trees The Oil Penetrated the Bark and Killed the Tissue. Tubers Should Not Be 8tored In Dark Places as It Is Injurious Keep Free From Frost Aside from the reason that the tu bers will sprout It stored In the dark this practice generally makes It nec essary to treat the tuber. In the spring for .cab, while it they are stored where It Is light during the winter, and taken out and aired occa sionally where there Is no danger of being frost bitten they will be In ex- was over fifty, was overwhelmed for "She wanted to promise , not to . ."I,:, ln ukIng bath for a week or ten day. Just be- rrj .., ca.a .... u.u. .. - - fore planting will be a. good or better a second wife It would make her feel bad. If anything could make the angels feel bad ln heaven. It would not be . k( rrariiiRllv his xrlef wore 1 marry awav and he was like himself again. If she looked down and saw me with It Is not contendea mat ne waa absent-minded man, but it is staiea, and It la quite reasonable, that after h. flrat month the deacon did not i h. nromlan acaln for four heaven, would It?" ...... Th.n if rame like a knockout "By George, parson. It wouldn't! blow Bit by bit he had come to be Martha was mistaken about it If m.-. lth the widow Stevena. He I was to marry half a doxen times k.j .- nn hoi- nnorntpn: .he had sat over she uau - by her fire: he bad hoed ln her gar den; he had split wood for her cook atove. Ave. he had called her Sarah, .nA ha had called him Moses. One venlna he had had a talk with him self beginning with: Bv the rreat horn spoon, but that wldder can make a custard fit for a king! couldn't know anything about It" 'But did aha ask you to promise?" queried the parson. Yes, she kinder asked. And you promised?" 'Yes, I kinder promised, but It was because I did not want her to feel bad as an angel. Now that you say she couldn't feel bad If she tried her chancea. Many kinds of oils have been need tnan a dose or cnemicais to prevent for spraying Insect pests, some of scan, mis is noi meory out me pian which have proved reliable and others has been practiced by many growers Injurious. Kerosene oil can be used 'or years. Another thing ln the care on some planta under certain condl- f seed potatoes Is not to keep them tlons without causina- Inlurr. while in where they will get too warm; they other cases It will kill them. We have should be kept from frost, of course. seen quite a few shade tree, killed by .praying with kerosene and water to exterminate woolly aphis; the oil soaked Into the bark, reached the cambium and aapwood, destroying the tissue. Qaa oil, a heavy oil used ln the i manufacture of water gas, la very In jurious to trees when used as a spray. A few year, ago several hundred shade trees were severely Injured ln And then: "Deacon, you a widower for four years for tour long years. You have been aad and lonely. It haa come mighty hard And attain: "There'a folka wlnkln and bllnkln" around and aayln' that me and the wldder will make a match of It but let m wink and blink. It h.ln't none of their pesky business, and I have lold 'em so." Then, with a chuckle "it wouldn't be a bad match for either one of us. Home Is where the hiinhand and wife Is." snd we've neither one of ns got a home 'cordln' to that. I wonder if I bad better hint around?" Three mlnutee elapsed and then the deacon brought bis first down and el claimed: "tin Ttint? No. t won't hint a hint' 111 lust ask her outright!" And be wss going over In bis mind what he would say when a thought struck him and he fairly leaned from hla chair and gassed out: "V? nramlsa to my wife that I wouldn't marry again!" Tor five minutes Deacon Strothers wss as weak In the knees aa If be had seen a (host He bad promised anil thai nromlse was like a wall across his future path. "What did Martha ever pester me into naklna- that nromlse for?" be asked himself. "It wasn't right no, It wasn't Did f ask her not to marry again ln case I died first? No, of course I didn't I Jest left It to ber feellnts In the matter." Waa there any way out of It? Couldn't that promise be dodged? It was an hour after the deacon's usual bedtime, but be was still as lively as a fox. He went over the matter for ten minutes and then said "Why did 1 promise? Because Martha was In the best of health, and appeared good for fifteen year, yet Did ahs give me the .lightest bint that she wss goln' to be silly enough have been hardest I guess that promise needn't on th eastern cities by spraying nave . .. . ' I .v.. u. v.i. .n vin i.,.t.n bother me much "But look out next time, deacon.' "Yes ahem yes ! " "Its the widow Stevens, I .sup pose?' "Yes. kinder." ."Thrown out any hlnta yet?" "A dozen, I guess." "You may And that she made a promise to her dying husband Mewhtttaker! I'll the first thing!" the trunks with this oil to kill clusters of gipsy moth eggs, It being used with out any knowledge whatever of its! adaptability to thl. purpose. Ordinary bouse paint has some times been used on smooth-bark trees with great Injury. Occasionally commercial oils used for spraying fruit trees tor the San Jose scale cause local Injury, and see about that some shade trees have been known to be affected by their use. torn. Rise not a minute later than seven o'clock. Go through two-minute drill and hygienic exercises for demonstra tion. Clean face and neck and scrub bands.' Finish up with a big cold splash and hard rub all over. See that feet and legs are clean and rub rhem bard to get them into condi tion. Brush teeth and gums thor oughly. Breakfast and all meala: No coffee. No tea. Drink milk, a little at a time. Chew all foods to a pulp. Ask your teacher what foods to avoid. No smoking. Cut out all habits you know are bad. Exercise ln the fresh air, equivalent to a slow mile run a day. Walk ten miles a week. If you lose weight you lose vitality; stop work. ' Before school look yourself over. "Am I clean from bead to toe? Are all my clothes clean and In order down to the skin? Do I stand like an ath lete r The boy has no use for hygiene, but he has for athletics, and the school Interested ln hygiene makes use of this fact to gain Its end. - 7---. m Hit' , It was a new scare for the deacon. Oil. and other material, to keep and be made the two blocka to the down the dust In roadbeds are now Fine Quality of Potatoes Even Size. In but the temperature should not be CHILDREN KNOW GOOD CORN United States Department of Agricul ture Outlines Twelve Lessons Covering Important Points. (Prepared by the United 8tatr Depart ment or AXTIcuuure.) School teachers In the corn states, or, for that matter all over the coun try, who wish to encourage their pu pil, to take part In the spreading movement for better corn growing are provided with the outline, of 12 los- sons In a new publication of the Unit ed State, department of agriculture, Farmer.' Bulletin No. 617, "School Lesson, on Corn." These lessons cov er such Important point, a. kind of Now ijr 1 lirigfier in The HaIU ' Scud sUrve- I &n S in ' (oorn I'B jto and iff? And ity nd Ruminate a biT"! PLEASURE FOR THE CHILDREN Figure Toy Attract. Attention and Create Amusement by Simulation ' of Csge of Wild Beasts. In Illustrating and describing a fig ure toy, the Invention of J.'W. Mur ray of St George, N. B., the Scientific American says: "This Invention relates to' toys and has particular reference to devices ln which certain figures, such as, for In stance, figures of ferocious animal, are employed. Among the special ob- Figure Toy. Jects of this Invention ts to attract attention and create amusement by the simulation of a cage of wild beasts having a keeper, certain mech anism being employed whereby the animals and the keeper will be given certain movements." KIND WORDS ALWAYS TIMELY w idow's house on the trot He found I much In use, and we have observed above 40 In order to have the best ra- her In the garden coaxing the pea some Injury from this source, when iu,t- Kent on liEht shelf-travs ao !: V.. " . - vine, to climb their best and he the trees wer . located close to the that b, taken down and L'crn, aLci that the crop suf didn't wait a minute before asking: highway and the buttre.se. of . the UlfM about occasionally, they will fe from, .election of jtood seed corn. 'Wldder Stevens, did your husband root, were exposeo. keep ln excellent shape It handled a. . ..J h. .... f ..ni .i . . , ., v.l C.1 nmmA nn .lto.lL. I. ,,Mam I . , I - O epw:i. w (v w inTia wubu u , , ." " -"-- suggested. from bad. To help the children to Uieai I " ' V - I Wm. nnn oltlna "I don't see bow be could. He was known to Injure the root systems of ripucp nWNC HIS FOIIIPMFMT .,nrrH I. .M.J. a man that cussed and gambled end treee. Arsenate of soda, potassium I drank.' become good citizens, the following orecard Is suggested: ....M. A Mh.. V..I.1. ... " " KIWI ' . . . . -J.' i-. . ... Often Happen. That It Would Be More .ample, of corn and under the super- "Did be ask you to promise not to twinely pohwnou. to trees and will Emu H From Interesting Data. Thl. Struggling World Would Be Hap pier and Better If Expressions of Good Cheer Were Used. It Is often told that Eugene Field, one day wandered Into a basement restaurant, aat down at a table, put bis chin in his hands and gazed mood ily Into space. A waiter came to him and after the manner of hla kind enu merated the long list of dishes that were ready to be served. "No, no," said Field, dejectedly, "1 require none of those things. All I want ts some sliced oranges and a few kind words." Whether or not the Incident be true. It Is suggestive. Unquestion ably, deeds weigh far more than words, and yet It ts almost tragic to think bow much happier and better this struggling world wonld become If kind words were more often beard. We all, every day. come In contact business. Why are yon asking jpffifrTZSJ questions?" FFARM marry agin?" 'No, be didn't and If be bad I should bsve told him that waa my own these question "Wldder, hain't I a good man at th woodpile?" "Fine." "And a good one In the garden?" "8ure," "And hain't I lonely and you lonely?" "We are." "Then then let', get married "La met Bring on the parson and have It over with and off Our bands. Score Card for Corn. (By a U MACDONALD. Colorado Asriral- uftrai toiler-f The writer I. of the opinion that I many a farmer Is tempted to purchase hi. own equipment when In reality It I would be more economical to hire from Points. Do not wait until apple, are dead others. ripe before picking for winter storage. Watt until the vines are touched with frost before digging sweet pot. toe. . Let us endeavor to ascertain ' how many acres of grain a farmer should cut as his annual average before the purchase of a self-binder Is Justifiable. We assume the following data: Initial eoat of binder tlW.W 1. Trueneaa to type 1 Shape of ear s. runty or color in .rain ana too. 4, Vitality, maturity, germinating power I. Tips of ears t. Butts of ears , 7. ITnlformltr of kernels a Shape or Kernels , . Itnath of ear Circumference of ear Furrows between rows Space between kernela at cob. Proportion of corn to cob Total 10 1 ( I f I I t 1 ( 10 w 1 I t I t I I 10 Do not b in a hurry to bring In thai Annu' depreciation, t per cent rt for them string beans have got to be pipkin.. To will rot ltbouaed too A".fr.u "V. poled afore sundown!" early. Annual reoalrs s.00 I en accoruajic who tuv scale inuicaieu. roet of twine per acre f I For example, an ear, the shape of Horn labor per hour 11 1 .t .... .. . T... I Th. w.t.. In It., rl.l.m me fc low Han labor oer hour U I " you. wouiu a .1 ... i- nh. I. it.il ih. I.n ii .hnniil K. ..It .t..nl K.rr. Assuming that ene man and tnree creaueu ior in.e wua ten points yaguey tree. It begins to grow at the the fall rain. "" wun a six-rooi oineer can cut - ..u, top of another tree The seed 1. car e e It acre. In ten hours, we deduce that shape was somewhat defective the rled by a bird, or wafted by the wind. When the pieplant wilts under the cost of labor per acre I. 10 cent. credit would be lew. the exact num- snd. fallln. Into aome moist branch- first frost cover the root, thickly with A Malnst these Item, let u. .up- ber of point, depending upon the pu- In. narts. takes root and speedily be- coarse-manure. "e larmer coum mre ueiv .k..... k Kins to grow. It .end. a kind of thin. raln cut for one dollar per acre. ah.' didn't Did aha aav aha mlsht string-like root down the body of the Store sweet potatoes In a perfectly The above data glvee ne the conclu- set drowned? Not a word Wouldn't tr- hlcn ll n followed by others, dry and warm place. Dampness will .'on, by elementary algebra that a a court hold that It was' deception. I " "me these rootlngs strike quickly destroy them. man LM.JfI. V! and that I was.'t bound by my prom- n. ground, and growth .mmedl.tely inJ" ' ' lse When Jabes Reed oi me a cow commences upwarus. new rooting laao ins last oi ine sweet corn, cut fr tin ant newer aald a word about continue to be formed and get strength off the kernels and dry In the sun. It hr Jumpln' fences didn't the court ' make him take her bark. It said he suppressed a fact Didn't Martha do the same?" The deacon went to bed feeling bet ter, but when be awoke next morning his conscience began to trouble him egaln. "By heck, but sunthln' has got to be did!" exclaimed over bla break fast; and soon as the meal waa fin ished be clapped on his hat and went out to look up Robert Roebuck. , Mr. Roebuck waa known aa a very Vtous, Ood fearing man, and he would In order to understand fully the meaning of all the point, listed In this scorecard teacher, are advised to write to thetr state agricultural college for an explanation of the offi cial scorecard used there. The vitality or germinating power of the seed must only be Judged after teat, have been made in accordance until the one tree growe as a net round la On for winter use. ' Improving Oresa, lh. nth., q-t,. nnl.M. mi anrmnnda I ' I Nltrata of aoda at the rate Of 1E0 and presses the Inner, strangling Its A line place In which to store fruit pounds per acre, applied to the lawn rtin ttetbods outlined In Farm- lira mnA ii.m.tilln lie own flower. I rii.in tfc. w.rm 4... .i,im I. .1 luat hafora inrlnkllnf or before t " """llu u"- At length the tree within 1. killed, I thick-walled room In the barn. rain, hasten, the growth or grass and and the parasite that has token pos- aires It a darker color. It I. well to session becomes Itself the tree. I If you will clean out the stove pipe, apply two or three time.' during the snd chimneys now you will have a bet- summer, ceres One to. Iter draft next winter and maybe pre- "What kind of doctor would you vent a Ore In the chimney. Guard Against File. prefer, a cheerful one or a solemn l Do not Buy meat grocene. or mm oner Cabbage ahould be stored In the from any store where files are tol- A cheerful one. 1 guess. At least I found, roots up, covered with Ore or erattfd, and, above all, keep tbeae die- I bate for a doctor to get solemn after sis Inches of earth. But do not cover I ease-bearing Insects away from the be look, at me." until freezing weather cornea, ' creameries by every possible mean. John Did HI. Duty. It I. the duty of every one to make at least one person happy during the week," .aid a Sunday school teacher. "Now have you done so, Johnny?" "Yes," said Johnny, promptly. "That's right What did you do?" "I went to see my aunt, and ehe was happy when I went home." Lad'' Home Journal. with those who are In Eugene Field'. state of mind. They are In our own homes; mother, and fathers and chil dren. They are behind the count ers of store.; they are employe, on train.; they are servants In kitchens; they are everywhere, and tbelr name Is legion. A word of appreciation would brighten the whole day and would make It easier for them to keep on trying. Youth'. Companion. Spont.neout from th Heart Furnace heat and electric light can not take the place of the sunshine. The first will make you warm, and the second will furnish a brilliant Illu mination, but a certain health giving element will be lacking. Formal courtesies and the helpfulness prompt ed by a sense of propriety, cannot take the place of the kindness which comes warm and spontaneous from the heart Girls' Companion. Those Foolish Questions. "Csn you swim, little boy?" "Yes, sir." "Where did you lesrnr "In de water; where d'ysr sup-poser
