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.
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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