Beauty's I Gold I Georrje Elmer Cobb si mmmmnfifftmmmmmfNmmmtm (Copyright, 1916, by W. G. Chapman.) "But, Mabel, I don't know the young lady." "But I know her. She is one of my dearest school friends. She and her Bister are stopping with some relatives over the week end. It is all arranged. You are to call for her tomorrow eve ning. Her sister, I believe, is provided with an escort." "And I am to take this Miss Lora Vane to the lawn party up at Grays ville?" "Yetf, Rupert." "And then drive her here, where her Bister will come also?" "That is the program." "Very well; I'll do It to oblige you, bIb." Mercy Grey smiled to herself. She was not a matchmaker, but she would not be averse to welcome her college chum as a sister-in-law. As to her brother, he was not altogether en rap port with the situation. The Greys were plain people, and thrifty. He had not gone much into society and, from what Mercy had told him, he fancied that this Miss Lora Vane was a gay butterfly of fashion, who rather looked down on the simple, inexperi enced son of a farmer. "I Bay," hailed the brother-in-law of Rupert as he came into the farmyard, "going to shine this evening, I hear. I don't envy you." "How is tlmt?" Rupert challenged his good-natured relative. The latter pointed to old Fleecy, the family horse. Fleecy was white as the "Is What That Mischief-Makor Says True?" driven snow, a groat, strong, Intelli gent animal, something of a puller and decidedly a goer. He waB the main Btay of the family for buggy service. "I suppose you know that this Miss Vane ia a red-headed girl?" observed the tormenting brother-in-law, always up to mischief. "No? Well, she is fiery brick rod. With a white horse!. Say, she won't relish It, believe me. See the point?" Rupert looked dlsmaved as his rela tive strode off, laughing hilariously. Ho saw the point, indeed! The red-hended-glrl-whlte-horso fetich was a standing Joke In the vicinity. "Is what that mischief-maker Bays true?" propounded Jacob, the farm utility man of the Greys for a quarter of a century odd, erratic and a prime friend of Rupert. "Is what true?" quorlod Rupert, vaguely stlrrod up nt the latest dis covery of the Individualism of Miss Vane. "About a redhoadod girl? If It Is, don't you frot about It. I'll fix it for you. I'll Bave you from being being oh, yes, embarrassed, tlnvt'B the word." "What do you mean?" demanded Ru pert, but the old man drifted away chuckling and waving his hand reas suringly, and replying in a confident tone: "I'll have it ready at eight. I'll fix everything for you." Rupert did not pay much attention to old Jacob, who was always saying and doing strange things. He resolved to go through the ordeal. It waa too late to borrow another horse, too ex pensive to hire one at the livery. Be Bides, in the dusk and in the later dark who would notice the color of Miss Vane's hair? Still, Rupert was sensi tive, and It Miss Vane was the same, she might feel annoyed at the close conjunction of a white horse. ' Old Jacob was at the hitching block ;when Rupert left the house to start on his experience of the night. Rupert gave a great stare, a start, a gasp. "Where's Fleecy?" he asked sharply. "Why this is Fleecy, of course," re sponded old Jacob readily. "Stained, Idyed; wouldn't know him, eh? Any thing to oblige you, and fix things right, and no harm done." "But" began the astounded Ru pert. "You tee, the folks were dyeing some old brown bollands. There was a tubful of the stuff left over. Thinks I, will it do the work? It did. Went on slick as grease. It may not last or wear, but for one evening I defy any one to see a speck of white, or any Btranger to guess that the horse has been hocussed, hey?" Rupert did not know whether he had better laugh or storm. He looked over Fleecy critically. Yes, In the gathering dusk, the old animal would pass muster. No one would particu larly notice Fleecy. He would be only a few moments in front of the house where he was to call for Miss Vane. Dusk would favor the situa tion. By the time they reached Grey ville it would be dark, and he could tether the horse in an obscure spot. So Hiss Vane's sensibilities would be spared. Rupert had never seen MIsb Lora Vane before. As he saw her for the first time an hour later, he wished he could keep her in view for the rest of his life. She was ravishing. And her hair a golden glory! Red? He would bodily assault his brother-in-law if he ever made the insinuation again! If it shaded on the tabooed derided hue, it was in a magnificent way that made Rupert wish every girl in the world was singularly glorified. Everything went charmingly. There was a gay lantern-lit party on the lawn, dancing, refreshments and ev erybody happy. As Rupert helped Miss Vane Into the buggy, he felt that he had passed the most enjoyable eve ning of his life. Lora was brimming over with joyousness, she liked her es cort and sho felt that this was true and was radiantly content. Her sister was to be driven after them by her escort to the Grey home. Rupert started down the hill road first. The sky had become .obscured and it began to rain. Rupert got out the rain robe and tucked in his pretty companion se curely. There was a drenching show er. It beat down for a full half hour. Then the moon came out and then He noticed Miss Vane staring askance at old Fleecy. He glared himself. Fleecy was once more in propria per sona. The rain had washed off the thin coating of dye. Old Fleecy had turned white in a single hour! Rupert was on nettles. He met the, questioning, half quizzical eyes of his fair companion once. He believed she saw through the entire gauzy tissue of maBk and circumstance. He was about to stammer out a lame expres sion when there was a weird scream. It came from the shut-In cut they had Just traversed. "My sister!" cried Lora sharply, "Oh, listen!" A runaway 1" There was no doubt of it from the sounds. Rupert halted Fleecy and bent his ear Intently. He could trace the sharp ringing hoofs of a horse, the Jar and Jangle of a swaying vehicle, The cries of distress and terror came nearer and nearer. "Miss Vane," he spoke hurriedly, "please alight. If a runaway horse gets out of the cut on the opon here, he is liable to go over the side of the gully to sure destruction," He knew Just what, to do. He cal culated how far he could depend on Fleecy wise, intelligent old farm vet- oran. Quickly turning about he drove back Into the cut, blocked the road and old Fleecy braced for the crash. It came, but the sturdy Bhlold never wavered. Lora's sister clinging to her Beat, the runaway was chocked. Her escort had been thrown from the ve hicle, but came running up unhurt. As they reached the Grey home later Lora went up to old Fleecy. She guessed all, even the thoughtful over sensitiveness of Rupert. She put her arms around the neck of the hero horse. "You brave creature!" Bhe said. "You saved my sistor's life, you and your master here." Her long hair showed like burnished gold in the moonlight. Rupert felt that it would be rapture to kiss that In turn. And within a week he had tho right to do so. First American Newspaper, Tho first newspaper published In the Northwestern territory was the Sentinel, published nt Cincinnati, No vember 9, 17S3. A local hlstorlnn says : "A wheelbarrow would have moved nil tho types, cases and stands which the pioneer establishment contained." The pnper hail tts home In n little gar rot on Front street, near the river. Sev ern! years ngo the Historical society nt Cincinnati pnld $148 nt un auction sale for n copy of It. The first news paper published In Indiana territory was the Western Sun nt Vlneennes, the first Issue appearing on the Fourth of July, 1S04. In 1S07 the Sim print ed a bound volume of the "Laws of Indlnnu Territory," the pnper on which the book was printed being brought by pack horse from Georgetown, Ky, In 1.S24 the postmaster general reported that there were 598 newspapers pub lished In the United States nnd of these Ohio had 48 and Indiana 12. A Foot From 12. For half an hour a Portland teach er patiently instructed her class ln the art of telling the time from a clock. "Now," she said at last, as she pointed to the big clock on the wall, "you may. be the first to tell me the time, Mary Brown." Full of Importance, Mary turned nnd studied the dial. Then she faced her teacher again, her eyes shining with triumph. "Please, miss," she said, "it's Just one Inch past 11 1" Seeking Relief, "If you are tired, why not sit out tills dance with your partner?" "Well, mother, It will be less tlre some to dance It than to listen to his yapld talk." Kansas City Journal. Manhood Alone By J. a Labor, calling, profession, scholarship and artificial and arbitrary distinctions of all sorts, are incidents and accidents of life and pass away. It is only manhood that remains, and it is only by manhood that man is to be measured. When this proposition shall be comprehended and ac cepted, it will become easy to see that there is no such thing as menial work in this world. No work that God sets a man to do no work to which God has specially adapted a man's powers can properly be called either menial or mean. The man who blacks your boots and blacks them well, and who engages in that variety of labor because he can do it better than he can do anything else, may have, if he choose, just as sound and true a manhood as you have, not only after he gets through the work of his life, but now, with your boots in one hand and your shilling in the other. There is very much dirtier work done in politics and sometimes in the professions, than that of blacking boots; work, too, which destroys manhood, or renders its acquisition impossible. Perils of Nature By DR. SAMUEL C DIXON Commiiiioner of Health of Pennsylvania Our streams, once undefiled by man, ran from the mountains to the sea in all of nature's pur ity. They ran through our val- -f5I ln n11 thelr Prls- ' ' ' & tlne beauty and offered to nil ani mate nature that which would Inno cently quench the thirst of man and beast and help them live. J'oday it Is not so. In that with which nature has en dowed much of our territory more richly than many other countries, we now find lurking poison so hidden that In some cases it is to be seen only by the aid of the microscope. In the season when we travel through the country to be happy and lay up energy and strength for the toil of the coming winter, the want of Intelligence and care makes us deaf to the teaching of preventive medicine, and we quench our thirst nt the stream we run across, regurdless of its purity, and often the sparkling tumbler of water is only to be com pared with the draught of the deadly hemlock. The parched lips have been moistened and the thirst satisfied, but the day of Judgment too often comes, bringing the development of typhoid fever which In years past we could only compare with some of the plagues that ravaged our undent cities. Those of us who collect, tabulate and have ever before us the statistics that show the suffering and sorrow that still continue from typhoid fever, beg you to awuken to that which causes so much distress. By proper care it can be avoided. Never drink out of an unknown surface stream. When traveling see that pure water is carried along, as well as food, otherwise the harvest of sickness and death will follow. Boys Weaker Than Girls. In view of the number of men killed by the war, the result of a study now being mude by an English physician Is ruther pessimistic as regards the future masculine supremacy of the race. For a period covering nearly five years his study Indicates that the mortality of boys under a year of age has been from 323 to 125, as compared with 100 for girl babies. Nothwith standing the fact that nt birth boys have the advuntngo of four to five ounces of weight over the average girl baby, they have less resistant power nnd ure therefore less able to throw oft disease. The reports upon babies born since the war nre incomplete, but they Indicate that while the number of boys born Is considerably In excess of the girls, the number who survive their first year is so much less that there is no hope of the men of the next generation equaling the number of women. Her Stockings. A tiny pocket on the side of a pair of silk stockings provides a place for carrying the handker chief while dancing. This pocket is just a nice height above the ankle and on the outer side of the right stocking. Opal spangles ornament some stockings; others nre decorated with beads or rhlnestones, and r for every variety w have the nanu-painieu Blockings wun stalks of blooming plants form ing the "clocks" and gay butter flies fluttering over the Instep. Imnglne the truly poetic effect of three lnce butterflies (with wings upraised so that they flut ter bcwltchlngly) on the front of her stockings, one above the oth er, from Instep to shoetop height! Of course, these are to be worn only with dancing slip pers, or similar ones equally low. Is What Counts HOLLAND Aeroplane Has Outstripped Motor Car in the Rapidity of Its Recent Development. "The aeroplane in Its developed state would decide many of the prob lems we confront today, provided the plane were fitted to living conditions and commercial requirements," says a writer. "The war has perfected the aeroplane ln this short time to a greater degree than the motor car was developed In any ten years of Its growth. "Several years were taken to prove to the public that the motor car would run at all without a horse in waiting. Years were taken to educate the pub lic to two cylinders as against the single, or to four as against the two. Years more were spent in educating the buying public and developing the six, and now we are preaching eight and twelve. It has i.aken years to develop the light-weight idea in motor cars. The public has held back the' development of the motor car. "The aeroplane, ln contrast, has been developed by governments under war conditions. Motors of today for aeroplanes are of twice the horsepow er of those used a year ago, while plunes have been built up to 1,000 horsepower in five motor units. These machines land at under 80 miles pef hour nnd travel well over a hundred in the air." A Few Smiles. The Mystery Explained, "Why is it," queried the strang er within the gates, "that so many of the men in this vil lage seera to have an ingrown grudge against the minis ter?" "Well, It's like this, stranger," an swered the post master, "he's been here for nearly fif ty years and has performed the marriage ceremony for most of. thein." Struck the Wrong Place. "Sny," queried the tough-looking hobo at the kitchen door, "where'a do guy wot lives here?" "Oh," answered the farmer's wife, who was evidently wiser than her home-grown complexion would seem to indlcote, "he's back of the barn burying a tramp the dog chewed up this morning. Walt a second and I will call him." But by the time she reached the door the unwashed hobo was headed down the pike, beating it at an aero plane gait. Deserves It. "There goes a pious man." "Everyone says so." "A mansion is reserved for him ln the skies." "I truly hope so. I overheard him Just now in a real estate office dead ing with his landlord to patch his roof." Facts In the Case. Said He Were they divorced be cause of a misunderstanding? Said She No; because they under stood each other too well, I believe, Good Singing. "This quartet Is splendid." "Yes," answered the low-browed person. "It's great, I thought once or twice the bass was going to be a few seconds late with that comedy stuff, but he was right on time." Ambitious Plans. "Are you prepared to do anything for the heathen?" asked the mission worker. "I should say we are !" answered the capitalist, proudly. "We've sent som of our best salesmen to China, and 1 predict that in a short while hun dreds of well-to-do Chinese will be en- Joying rides ln the best motor cat made ln America." TREATMENT OF TREE WOUNDS Use of White Lead, Zinc, Yellow Ochr and Other Materials Said to Be Detrimental. Recent experiments conducted by the New York station tend to contradict the generally accepted opinion of fruit growers regarding the advisability of treating wounds caused by the removal of branches from trees. From the results of this work it Is concluded that the use of white lead, white zinc, yellow ochre, coal tar, and shellac for wounds under five Inches In diameter is not only useless but us- uully detrimental to the tree. This Is particularly true of peaches nnd per haps of other stone fruits. The substances mentioned retarded the healing of the wounds ; white lead proved the best, but it is not thought worth while to use even white lead on wounds two or three inches or less in diameter, though it may he advis able to use it on wounds whore very large branches have been removed. On the larger wounds, where much surface Is exposed, the white lead helps to keep out moisture and organ isms which cause decay. The smaller wounds heal so quickly that the evil effects of covering may more than off set the benefits derived from Its use. SYMPTOMS OF KIDNEY WORM Look Out When Hog Apparently Suf. fers Paralysis of Hind Parts and Inability to Rise. Symptoms of kidney worms In hoirs nre the Imperfect use of the hind legs, inclination to lie down, a seeming pnr- ilysls of the hind parts and Inability to rise on the hind feet. According to some authorities the kidney- worm s not common among hogs though oc casionally one or two hoirs ln a herd may suffer from Its presence. It Is not rounu in the substance of the klilnev but in the hollow portion, In which the secretion of urine takes place. What is said to be n certain cure Is to pour a tablespoonful of turpentine across the loins or small of the back. dully for several days. Another rem. edy Is to mix nnd feed In the night's meal lor three dnys one tenspoonful of sulphate of iron (copperas) and one tenspoonful of sulphur. Sometimes a longer treatment Is necessary. Corn soaked ln lye made from wood ashes has been used with success nt the. first appearance of the complaint. HANDY DEVICE AROUND FARM Contrivance Shown In Illustration Is Useful In Cleaning Ditches and Terracing Hillsides. The device shown ln the illustration Is used for cleaning ditches, terracing hillsides, and similar work. It con sists of a heavy front cutting edge Ditch Cleaner. and two wings which have sham hori zontal cutting edges and which can be placed at different angles. It is guided uy means of two handles. Wisconsin Agriculturist PURPOSE OF RIPENING CREAM Fundamentally That Giving Butter Desired Flavorlt Increases Ef. flciency of Churning. The DUTOOSe Of rlnenlne- crenm fa fundamentally that of giving the but1 rer tne aesirea flavor and aroma, nut, In addition, it increases the efficiency of churning. Cream s ripened ln one of two ways: First it sours or rlnens ns of the action of bacteria which are normally present in milk and cream; or, Second, It ripens as a result of ac tion of a certain kind of hnnterin which are added to what is termed a starter." CHINCH BUG MAY BE TRAPPED If Insect Goes From Wheat to Corn, ii way be uaptured In Ditches Also Use Oil Barrier. The chinch bug sucks the tulees of corn, wheat sorghums and other plants of the grass family. They may be irappea in uusty ditches if they go rrom wheat to corn, or in rainy weather an oil or tar barrier may be necessary. If they get to the corn, spray it with sonpsucis, emulsion tobacco solutions. The clump-forming grasses by roadsides and in wnste lauds umy be burned In lute full nnd early winter to kill chinch bugs which collect there for the winter. MAKING BEST PRUNING CUTS Method of Much Importance When Working on Apple Trees Stubs Will Not Permit Healing. The method of cutting when prun ing apple trees Is very Important The best advice Is to cut every branch, whether large or small, ns close as possible to the part from which tt ts taken. Never leave stubs, for stubs will not permit the healing over of the wounds, but may Induce decay. Make all cuts smooth and close. SUCCESS WITH GEESE Toulouse and Emden Are the Most Popular Breeds. Low, Rough Pasture Land, Containing Natural Water Supply Will Prove Satisfactory Demand and Prices Are Good. The Toulouse and Emden are the most popular breeds of geese ln this country. The Toulouse Is the lurgest breed, the adult gander and goose weighing 25 nnd 20 pounds, respective ly, while the standard weights of the Emden nre 20 nnd 18 pounds. Geese can be raised in small num bers successfully nnd nt a profit on many farms where there Is low, rough pasture land containing a natural sup ply of water. The market for geese is not so general as for chickens, but the demand nnd prices are especially good ln sections where goose fattening Is conducted. Geese need only a house during cold or stormy weather, when an open shed should be provided. One gander Is muted with from one to three geese, . Vf 4 IP , Trio of Toulouse. nnd the mntlngs nre not changed from year to year unless they prove unsat isfactory. When mated, they are al lowed to run together In flocks. Tou louse and Emden geese will breed when about two years old. The females are usually kept until they are from twelve to fourteen years old, or as long as they lay well. Sex is difficult to distinguish, especially in young geese. The gander Is usually some what larger and coarser than the goose and has a leaner, longer neck, and a larger head. The sex is sometimes de termined by a critical examination or by tile action of the geese at mating time. Large boxes, barrels, or shelters are provided as nests for geese, or they nre allowed to make nests on the floor of the house. The eggs should be col lected dally and kept in a cool place. The first eggs are usually set under hens, while the last ones which the goose lays may be hatched either un der hens or under the goose If she "goes l)roody." , If the eggs nre not removed from the nest where the goose Is laying, she will usually stop laying sooner than if they are taken away. The period of incubation of goose eggs varies from 28 to 30 days. Moisture may be added after the first week by sprinkling the eggs or the nests with wnrm water. Goose eggs hatch slowly, especially under hens, and the goslings nre usually removed ns soon ns hatched nnd kept ln a warm place until the hatching is completed. ARRANGING HIVES FOR BEES Construction Makes It Possible to Drive Insects From One Hive to Other When Desired. In the figure are shown two bee hives nnd a passage nt the bottom. These hives have the ordinary entry holes and also a chute near the top nnd a connecting passage near the bot tom. This construction makes it pos sible to drive the bees from one hive Handy Arrangement of Hives. to the other when it is desired to re move the honey. If, for example, the right hand hive is full nnd we desire to remove the honey, we con nect it with nn empty htve on the left ; close the entry holes; and Introduce smoke slowly through the right-hand chute. The bees then move to the left-hand hive nnd the honey can be removed in safety. Farmers Mall and Breeze. TO GET FINE STRAWBERRIES Some Growers Keep All Runners Cut Off by Hand After September Others Use a Disk. For extra fine strawberries some growers keep all runners cut off by hand nfter September. This Is an im possible Job on large areas. Better use a disk on the sides of the row to keep the runners cut oft after Septem ber 1. A little later ln the season, when the plants have ceased to make runners to any extent use a sharp hoe, cutting straight across the row, cut ting out the larger proportion of th plants, leaving plants thick enough for all fruiting purposes. ft n r